The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) next Thursday (28), the governors of the states that house the Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal biomes, to discuss the joint mobilization in the Forest Fire Fighting.
The main concern, according to the president’s assistants, is that the season of Queimadas can affect the realization of the in Belém (PA).
HAS CNNGovernment members said they will need the support of the governors to contain the historically most recurring fire outbreaks in the second half of the year.
There is still the fear, among government members, that forest fires have negative repercussions during the climate conference. At the meeting with governors, Lula intends to discuss joint measures to prevent and combat burning.
Will also attend the meeting to Ibama President Rodrigo Agostinho and representatives of the ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation).
In 2024, the number of burnings placed Brazil on alert. Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) point 278,299 an increase of 46.5% over the previous year.
On the other hand, Brazil registered a 65.8% drop in burned areas from January to June 2025, compared to the first half of 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA).
According to the folder, the results reflect drought conditions and risks of less severe fires by 2025, after atypical situations in 2023 and 2024, “added to a set of efforts adopted by the federal government in partnership with states to face fires.”
