Brazil deforestation shatters April record

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 6, 2022

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometers of the world's biggest rainforest, nearly double the previous high, according to official figures published Friday. The record - the third in four months - is the latest damning statistic on the accelerating loss of the Amazon under President Jair Bolsonaro. Sat