Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations
Officials said the May drop was the lowest ever recorded for the month as Brazil pushed back on U.S. tariff claims.
- On Thursday, Brazil reported that Amazon deforestation fell 61.4% in May compared to the same month in 2025, marking the lowest May total on record. Environment Minister João Paulo Capobianco said the figures 'debunk the unfair and unfounded accusation by the United States.'
- The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil on June 2, citing an investigation by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that accused Brazil of illegal deforestation and trade practices deemed 'unreasonable.'
- Data from the National Institute for Space Research shows deforestation fell 37.5% over the 10 months from August 2025 to May 2026, though 370 square kilometers of rainforest were cleared in May alone.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed the government's commitment to eliminate deforestation by 2030, calling it 'a matter of justice' and a national obligation, not a United Nations mandate.
- Scientists warn that continued forest loss could disrupt agriculture in the U.S. Midwest and Europe, as degradation from wildfires and logging currently affects about 40% of the Amazon.
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Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week to justify additional tariffs on the South American country. In May, Amazon deforestation was 61.4% lower than in the same month in 2025, according to officials from the National Institute for Space Research, or INPE, and the Ministry of Environment. Still, 370 square kilometers (nearly …
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Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on U.S. tariff accusations
Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week to justify additional tariffs on the South American country.
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Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations
Brazilian officials have announced a significant drop in deforestation rates. Brazilian officials on Thursday thus pushed back on accusations used by the United States to justify tariffs on Brazil.
It is the highest percentage reduction of deforestation already registered in the region
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