he world's biggest river flows through the world's biggest rainforest - it's the Amazon and it's under attack. Much of the forest is in Brazil, where the country's president Jair Bolsonaro, is accused of overseeing a new era of deforestation most believed had gone forever.
And he appears to be unrepentant. Illegal logging has soared this year. Environmental agencies have been left helpless by the government's indifference or even interference in stopping prosecutions.
Figures published in 2019 showed a sharp rise in deforestation by the statistics agency. The head of the government agency which compiled the data has since been fired. The Brazilian government argues it has the right to farm and to exploit its own natural resources.
Sky's Stuart Ramsay takes a closer look.
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