Brazil’s police raid suspects accused of using chemicals to clear the Amazon rainforest
Police executed 13 search warrants and say the suspects may face environmental crimes, toxic-substance and conspiracy charges over 10,180 hectares cleared.
- On Tuesday, police in Brazil targeted a group in Para suspected of using chemicals to clear 10,180 hectares of Amazon forest in Uruara, degrading vegetation before felling trees, officials said.
- Agriculture and cattle ranching accounted for 99% of native vegetation loss, driving suspects to employ chemical-assisted degradation to rapidly convert Amazon land into commercial pasture for livestock.
- Executing 13 search warrants and imposing three precautionary measures, police said suspects could face charges including environmental crimes, illegal use of toxic substances, fraud, and criminal conspiracy.
- Building a case remains difficult, as it is unclear when chemicals were applied or when deforestation occurred in Uruara, complicating the timeline of alleged environmental crimes.
- MapBiomas reported Amazon deforestation fell 23.5% in 2025, yet nearly 290,000 hectares were still cleared, illustrating persistent illegal clearing despite broad regional conservation progress.
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Brazil's police raid suspects accused of using chemicals to clear the Amazon rainforest
Police in Brazil have targeted a group suspected of using chemicals to clear a vast area of the Amazon rainforest in Para.
Operation of the Federal Police Disclosure/Federal Police Federal Police launched, on the morning of Tuesday (4), an operation to dismantle a group suspected of promoting chemical deforestation in areas of native forest in the municipality of Uruará, in the southwest of Pará. According to investigations, environmental damage is estimated at R$ 469 million. In all, 13 search and seizure warrants and three precautionary measures were completed in …
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