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A MapBiomas report released July 21 found that 3.1 million hectares burned in Brazil's Amazon in 2025 — the smallest area since records began in 1985 — compared to a record 15.8 million hectares in 2024.

A MapBiomas report released July 21 found that 3.1 million hectares burned in Brazil's Amazon in 2025 — the smallest area since records began in 1985 — compared to a record 15.8 million hectares in 2024.

Burned areas across Brazil as a whole totaled around 12.7 million hectares in 2025, down from 30 million hectares in 2024, with nationwide figures at their smallest since 2018.

Burned areas across Brazil as a whole totaled around 12.7 million hectares in 2025, down from 30 million hectares in 2024, with nationwide figures at their smallest since 2018.

MapBiomas geographer and report coordinator Ane Alencar described the decline as "out of the ordinary," attributing it partly to a delayed rainy season that blocked the typical window for agricultural burning and to reduced deforestation, which lowered available fuel.

MapBiomas geographer and report coordinator Ane Alencar described the decline as "out of the ordinary," attributing it partly to a delayed rainy season that blocked the typical window for agricultural burning and to reduced deforestation, which lowered available fuel.

The Pantanal recorded the sharpest proportional drop among Brazil's biomes, with 121,000 hectares burned in 2025 — an 85.6% decline from its historical average and the lowest figure ever recorded there. The Cerrado remained the most affected biome, with 8.7 million hectares burned.

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The Pantanal recorded the sharpest proportional drop among Brazil's biomes, with 121,000 hectares burned in 2025 — an 85.6% decline from its historical average and the lowest figure ever recorded there. The Cerrado remained the most affected biome, with 8.7 million hectares burned.

MapBiomas warned that a potential "super El Niño" in 2026 could bring an extended dry season and heighten the risk of forest fires, as El Niño years — such as 2007, 2010 and 2024 — have historically coincided with larger burned areas.

MapBiomas warned that a potential "super El Niño" in 2026 could bring an extended dry season and heighten the risk of forest fires, as El Niño years — such as 2007, 2010 and 2024 — have historically coincided with larger burned areas.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who pledged zero deforestation in the Amazon upon taking office in January 2023, has faced criticism from activists over his endorsement of a major offshore oil exploration project near the Amazon coast.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who pledged zero deforestation in the Amazon upon taking office in January 2023, has faced criticism from activists over his endorsement of a major offshore oil exploration project near the Amazon coast.

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