Activists say they are worried the rate of deforestation is increasing under recently elected Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro
Scientists and academics have also come out in support of the INPE and its former president, which have denied the accusations.
Some have expressed fears that the effective satellite-based monitoring system that has been put in place to keep tabs on the scale of illegal deforestation could be dismantled under the new president. The president said he was working on a proposal to legalise previously illegal mining in protected areas.
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