Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest saw a significant slowdown last year, attributed to President Lula da Silva's efforts to curb forest loss.

Yandra Mawé e Tikuna, a six-year-old from the Brazilian Amazon, has become a prominent child voice. Her social media videos reach hundreds of thousands, bringing political issues to the forefront.

Indigenous campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon successfully forced a U-turn on the privatization of a waterway, occupying a grain terminal to achieve a victory for local river defenders.

The Brazilian Amazon is being recognized as a potential new frontier for battery technology and resource development.