Amazon fire hotspots surge 37x after elections, 79% on private land

In the 11 days following the first round of elections, the state recorded 5,598 fire hotspots, 37 times the number in the same period of 2025. 79.1% of the hotspots were on private rural properties, suggesting a possible link between political transition and increased land-clearing activity, though causation is not established.

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