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The article examines how the possible election of far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro could affect science and environmentalism in the country as Bolsonaro has indicated a preference for development over climate and biodiversity concerns.

The article offers information related to the impact of amazon fires on Brazil’s agribusiness. Topics discussed include series of disastrous changes to its environmental policies including cuts to government agencies that enforce environmental protection laws; impact of fires set by farmers leads to an increase in deforestation and affects protected areas and indigenous lands; and create new pastures and plantations is both environmentally and economically unsustainable.

The article discusses an increase in deforestation in Brazil as of May 2019, according to the Real-time Deforestation Detection System (DETER), resulting from political and economic pressures in addition to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's loosening of environmental policies and enforcement.

The article announces that the Brazilian government has removed several representatives from the nation's National Environment Council following a May 28, 2019 federal decree authorizing a reduction in the number of seats in the council, and it mentions Brazil's environmental policy concerns.

This article discusses the dismantling of various governmental agencies devoted to the study of climate change by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonsaro. The author comments on the appointment of several government officials who are known climate change deniers. Despite these setbacks, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, the office that monitors climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, is still in operation.