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Brazil 2026
Lula reduced Amazon deforestation by 50% to an 11-year low but faces a 30% approval rating heading into the October 2026 election against Flávio Bolsonaro — a contest that will determine Brazil's climate commitments, multilateral alignment, and the future of the world's largest tropical forest.
Sources (4)
| Source | Score |
|---|---|
| Why foreign policy is the central question of Brazil's next election Peterson Institute for International Economics | 90% |
| Brazil ahead of the 2026 Elections: between euphoria and international expectations Friedrich Naumann Foundation | 87% |
| The Amazon in 2026: A challenging year ahead, now off the center stage Mongabay | 88% |
| Brazil Amazon 2026: Deforestation Data, Carbon Credits and the Lula Green Agenda Rio Times Online | 83% |
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[map.view lat=-10 lon=-55 zoom=3.5] [entity.propose id="country:brazil" type="country" name="Brazil" lon=-51.9253 lat=-14.2350] [entity.propose id="region:amazon_basin" type="region" name="Amazon Basin" lon=-60.0 lat=-3.0] [entity.propose id="city:brasilia" type="city" name="Brasilia" lon=-47.9292 lat=-15.7801] [entity.propose id="city:sao_paulo" type="city" name="Sao Paulo" lon=-46.6333 lat=-23.5505] [map.highlight ids="country:brazil" color="#276749" opacity=0.5] [map.highlight ids="region:amazon_basin" color="#276749" opacity=0.6] [map.spotlight id="region:amazon_basin"] Under Lula, Amazon deforestation fell fifty percent between 2022 and 2025 — reaching the lowest annual rate in eleven years. Brazil reactivated the Amazon Fund, resumed enforcement, and rejoined the global climate architecture. The forest is recovering. The president who saved it is at thirty percent approval. [chat.say source="mongabay_amazon_2026"] [map.label ids="region:amazon_basin" text="Deforestation -50% under Lula"] October 2026 is the election. Lula is running for a fourth term. His opponent is Flávio Bolsonaro — running as a proxy for his father, who was convicted and imprisoned for organizing a coup. The election is not just about deforestation. It is about whether Brazil continues its reengagement with multilateral institutions, its trade relationships with China, and its positioning in the global south. [scene.title kind=chapter eyebrow="Clio Short" title="Brazil 2026" subtitle="The Amazon at the Ballot Box"] [scene.title kind=clear] [map.view lat=-8 lon=-52 zoom=4] [map.highlight ids="country:brazil" color="#276749" opacity=0.5] [map.highlight ids="region:amazon_basin" color="#E53E3E" opacity=0.35] [chat.say source="piie_brazil_foreign_policy_election_2026"] Foreign policy is, unusually, central to this election. Lula has positioned Brazil as a mediator in the Ukraine war, a South-South leader, and a champion of global climate action. A Bolsonaro-aligned government would reverse all three. It would also remove environmental enforcement from the Amazon — a forest that stores the equivalent of two decades of US carbon emissions. [chat.say source="freiheit_brazil_elections_2026"] [map.label ids="city:brasilia" text="Lula approval: 30% | October election"] The Amazon is not just a Brazilian issue. It is a planetary carbon sink, a biodiversity reserve, and a sovereignty flashpoint. What happens in October 2026 will be decided by Brazilian voters — but the consequences fall on the entire climate system. The ballot box is the last line of defense for the forest. [scene.title kind=outro title="Brazil 2026" subtitle="Follow Clio for more."]