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Cleared forest (orange) and cattle ranches (light green) around the Juruena River in Brazil

Deforestation in Brazil has rocketed since Bolsonaro became president

22 July 2019

More than 3700 square kilometres of Brazilian rainforest has been cleared since Jair Bolsonaro became president, but he has dismissed the data as "lies"

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Deforestation in Brazil has rocketed since Bolsonaro became president

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