“避免了一场悲剧。” 由巴西130多个环保组织组成的气候观察站周一（10月26日）发布声明，总结了环保活动人士在卢拉（工人党，左翼）意外连任总统、击败其极右翼对手弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗（自由党）后感到的欣慰。
"A tragedy averted." The statement released Monday, October 26, by Observatório do Clima, a federation of more than 130 organizations working to protect the environment in Brazil, summed up the relief felt by environmental activists after the unexpected reelection of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as "Lula" (Workers' Party, left), as president, defeating his far-right rival, Flavio Bolsonaro (Liberal Party).
在整个竞选期间，前极右翼总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗（2019-2023年任职）之子誓言要“终结环境障碍”，承诺不承认任何新的原住民领地，并削弱监管机构。据《圣保罗页报》报道，他在10月4日首轮投票中以47%的得票率领先，这与亚马逊火灾激增以及亚马孙州帕拉州阿皮特雷瓦群体原住民面临新威胁同时发生。
Throughout the campaign, the son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023) vowed to "put an end to environmental obstacles," promising not to recognize any new Indigenous territories and to weaken oversight agencies. His first-round lead with 47% of the vote on October 4 coincided with a surge in Amazon fires, as well as fresh threats against Indigenous people of the Apyterewa group in the Amazonian state of Para, according to the daily Folha de Sao Paulo.
相比之下，卢拉可以指出他在自然保护方面令人鼓舞的过往记录。在他的第三个任期内，这位前工会领袖设法将亚马逊的年森林砍伐率降低了71%。根据国家空间研究所的卫星数据，2022年至2026年的森林砍伐面积从每年11,594平方公里降至3,335平方公里——自1988年有记录以来的最低水平。
Lula, by contrast, could point to an encouraging track record on nature protection. During his third term, the former trade unionist managed to reduce annual deforestation in the Amazon by 71%. According to satellite data from the National Institute for Space Research, deforestation from 2022 to 2026 fell from 11,594 square kilometers to 3,335 square kilometers per year – its lowest level since records began in 1988.