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Trucks loaded with tree trunks are burned by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, during an operation to combat illegal mining and logging. (Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)
AMAZON JUNGLE

Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg

The Arara territory has been under government protection since 1991. But there are fears that could change under Bolsonaro, a climate change sceptic

  • Louis Genot
5 min read