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Socio-geographic division in Brazil
Brazil's Legal Amazon, in Portuguese Amazônia Legal, is the largest socio-geographic division in Brazil, containing all nine states in the Amazon basin. The government designated this region in 1948 based on its studies on how to plan the economic and social development of the Amazon region.
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level on record, dealing a blow to the criminal networks that often drive land clearing, according to data from Brazil’s space agency Inpe.
Brazil has reported that Amazon deforestation has fallen to its lowest level on record. Scientists have welcomed the decline, but warn the rainforest remains close to a critical tipping point.
Brazil's pledge to reach zero deforestation by 2030 is achievable without compromising the country's economy, an expert said.