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Brazil’s election could determine the fate of the Amazon after record deforestation

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A large fire in a recently deforested area of the Amazon rainforest along Highway BR-319 in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 25.

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection in Sunday’s vote, forest clearing and wildfires have surged in the Amazon.

(Image credit: Bruno Kelly for NPR)

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