Brazil Amazon Deforestation Hits Record Low Before Election
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Brazil's Amazon deforestation falls to its lowest level since 1988, according to new government data, as President Lula faces a runoff election with major implications for the rainforest.

New government data show forest clearance in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1988, a success for President Lula ahead of an October 25 runoff against a candidate with sharply different environmental views.

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