How close is the Amazon to a 'tipping point?' Brazil’s election could help shape its future
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FILE - Trees lie in a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest in the municipality of Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
FILE - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, who is running for reelection, gestures as opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro stands beside him during a televised presidential debate one week before the runoff election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
A tourist boat sits idle on sandbanks in the Arapiuns River near the Nova Sociedade community, near Santarem, Para state, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
FILE - Wildfires burn in the municipality of Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
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FILE - Trees lie in a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest in the municipality of Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
