Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by 85.3% in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to official data from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) on the first year of Jair Bolsonaro's presidential government. According to the public agency, between January and December 2019, the area with deforestation alerts was 9,166 km². This figure is the highest since 2015 and almost double the figure recorded in 2018 (4,946 km²). Data were collected with the help of the DETER system, based on deforestation alerts identified by satellite. This was just data from Bolsonaro's first year in office we had this, you guys really don't wanna know how bad it got till now. Thank God we did not reelect him.