Brazil deforestation soars in July, threatening EU trade deal
(World News Brazil)

BRASILIA — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest accelerated in the first half of July, outstripping the full month last year and raising red flags for a regional trade deal with the European Union. Over 1,000 square kilometers of the jungle were cleared in the first 15 days of July – already a 68% increase from all of July 2018 – according to preliminary satellite data from Brazil’s state-run National Institute for Space Research. The deforestation in July so far is the largest for one...