Deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil increases by 43% during April | Video | CNN

Deforestation in the Amazon, in Brazil, increased by about 43% in April compared to the same month in 2020, according to that country's National Institute for Space Research.

Next week, Brazil's Congress will vote on a bill that would change environmental licenses in the South American nation, contradicting President Jair Bolsonaro's promise to end illegal deforestation in the region by 2030.