Brazil's first raids against illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were underway on Thursday, after the new leader's pledge to end destruction that surged under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro gave the military and later the Justice Ministry authority over operations to fight deforestation,An area larger than Denmark was deforested under Bolsonaro, a 60% increase from the prior four years.
Bolsonaro's government denied several requests by Reuters to accompany Ibama missions during his 2019-2022 administration. His government instituted a gag order forbidding Ibama agents from speaking to the press, which agents say has already been reversed under Lula.
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