Part of Land exploitation in a municipality of Pará is being driven by the political support base of Jair Bolsonaro.

How could the land invasion driven by Bolsonarism supporters affect the Amazon?

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Land invasion by Bolsonarism supporters could accelerate Amazon deforestation The political support base of the Bolsonaro family is driving land invasion and theft in Pará, a state in the Amazon region. This activity, which includes the mobilization of landgrabbers and loggers, concentrates forest fires in areas targeted for exploitation. The reports indicate that this destructive trend, which was enabled by impunity under the previous administration, could accelerate forest destruction to the point-of-no-return, threatening the Amazon's role as a vital carbon sink.

Reported by 1 independent outlet Written Oct 24

Effect: Strong negative
How direct: Stated in the reporting
When: Over the long term
The story: Gone quiet

How it reaches Amazon

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The land invasion and exploitation in Pará, which is part of the Amazon, is destroying the globe’s largest tropical rainforest. The reports state that a presidential win for Flávio Bolsonaro would all but guarantee increased deforestation, providing a free-pass for exploitation and leading to the destruction of the Amazon's vital carbon sink.

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- prospectmagazine.co.uk Oct 24

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The facts so far

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The Amazon is 60 per cent of the planet’s biggest tropical rainforest, a vital carbon sink and climate regulator.prospectmagazine.co.uk
After the first round of the presidential elections on 4th October, the number of forest fires have doubled.prospectmagazine.co.uk
Under Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, which governed between 2019 and 2023, they were granted impunity and given permission to march into protected areas.prospectmagazine.co.uk
In round one, Flávio Bolsonaro garnered 2.2m more votes than president Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva.prospectmagazine.co.uk

Why it matters

The Amazon is not merely a regional ecosystem; it is globally critical, housing 60 per cent of the planet’s largest tropical rainforest. Its function as a vital carbon sink and climate regulator means that accelerated destruction in Pará has repercussions for all humanity, potentially making halting global heating much harder.

The reports show that the rise of Bolsonarism has provided a political channel for landgrabbers and deforesters who have been destroying the rainforest for decades. This political alignment, coupled with the potential for a victory by Flávio Bolsonaro, threatens to remove the last remaining barriers to widespread exploitation and forest destruction.

What we don't know yet

Will the current Lula government be able to enforce environmental laws against the landgrabbers and loggers?
How will the political outcome of the runoff elections affect the level of judicial oversight on deforestation?

What would change this answer

Flávio Bolsonaro wins the presidential runoff electionThe political conditions for exploitation would become even more favorable, likely accelerating forest destruction to the point-of-no-return.

The supreme court increases its judicial oversight on environmental crimesThe impunity granted to deforesters and landgrabbers would be challenged, potentially slowing the rate of forest destruction.

Who else could feel it

Other possible ripples from the same event.

Reporting

prospectmagazine.co.ukOct 24

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