{"id":1489,"date":"2026-09-15T20:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/unicorn778-right-wing-leaders-could-rule-95-of-the-amazon-by-2027-experts-warn-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T20:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:22:22","slug":"unicorn778-right-wing-leaders-could-rule-95-of-the-amazon-by-2027-experts-warn-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/unicorn778-right-wing-leaders-could-rule-95-of-the-amazon-by-2027-experts-warn-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICORN778 Right-wing leaders could rule 95% of the Amazon by 2027, experts warn Peluang Terburuk Saat Bermain Slot Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-329809\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bulletpoints-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"bulletpoints\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>After a cycle of left-wing administrations, four out of nine Amazonian nations are currently under right-wing leadership that favors exploitation of natural resources over conservation.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Brazil could be next after October\u2019s elections, which could put up to 95% of the Amazon under mining- and agribusiness-friendly administrations.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>According to experts, the Amazon Rainforest\u2019s already challenging environmental situation could reach a dangerous tipping point if regional leaders abandon environmental cooperation.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"content-expander\"><span>See All Key Ideas<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>In January 2027, five of the nine Amazonian countries could be run by right-wing or far-right parties, posing new risks to the world\u2019s greatest rainforest, experts warn. Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Ecuador have already elected presidents who explicitly favor agribusiness and mining over environmental conservation.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil, home to more than 60% of the Amazon, could be next. According to polls, the left-wing incumbent, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, is neck and neck ahead of October\u2019s ballot against Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right president he defeated in the last election four years ago. The elder Bolsonaro has since been convicted for an attempted coup d\u2019\u00e9tat, imprisoned, and barred from running for office.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela, run by a nominally socialist regime but now under economic intervention from the U.S., is facing mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to boost oil production and sign <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/since-us-intervention-venezuelas-illegal-mining-crisis-has-only-worsened-critics-say\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">new mining deals<\/a>, raising <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/04\/venezuelas-new-mining-law-could-spell-disaster-for-the-amazon-critics-warn\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">environmental concerns<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Together, these six nations cover up to 95% of the Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say Brazil\u2019s election will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.folha.uol.com.br\/ambiente\/2025\/10\/carlos-nobre-defende-voto-em-politicos-que-defendem-a-amazonia-em-2026.shtml\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">high stakes<\/a> for the Amazon and other biomes, especially as the younger Bolsonaro looks set to revive his father\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329815\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329815\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, left, greets El Salvador's Minister of Justice and Public Security Hector Gustavo Villatoro during a meeting, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Image by AP Photo\/Andre Penner.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15184329\/AP26242534330878-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opposition presidential candidate Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro, left, greets El Salvador\u2019s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Hector Gustavo Villatoro, during a meeting, in S\u00e3o Paulo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Image by AP Photo\/Andre Penner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEven under a government that is somewhat committed to combating deforestation, the task is already very difficult,\u201d M\u00e1rcio Astrini, executive secretary of the Climate Observatory, a Brazilian network of nonprofits advocating for climate action, told Mongabay. \u201cAnd when there are governors who are on the opposite side of it, believing that a \u2018chainsaw\u2019 is right and that conservation laws are wrong, the situation becomes nearly impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia \u2014 which host a combined 28% of the Amazon \u2014 voters have since October 2025 ushered in leaders who have campaigned against environmental safeguards and in favor of militarization, mining, and agribusiness. In Ecuador, the law-and-order hard-liner Daniel Noboa, reelected in April 2025, is reopening the country\u2019s doors to mining while downgrading environmental agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Experts also warn Brazil\u2019s October election could either give rise to a \u201cconservative alliance\u201d in the Amazon or force Lula to govern in diplomatic isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Political changes can also reshape cooperation between countries with shared borders, replacing <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2023\/08\/amazon-summit-sparks-hope-for-coordinate-efforts-from-the-rainforest-nations\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">discussions around a joint approach<\/a> to protect the rainforest and its populations with a hard-line security agenda to tackle organized crime \u2014 especially in crime-hit border areas.<\/p>\n<p>The future is also uncertain for intergovernmental entities dedicated to sustainable development and Indigenous rights, such as the<a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/short-article\/2025\/08\/indigenous-people-gain-formal-role-in-amazon-cooperation-treaty-organization\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"> Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization<\/a> (ACTO), if conservation efforts are no longer a priority regionally. And as business-oriented governments take hold, trans-Amazonian infrastructure projects, already <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/03\/brazil-plans-new-amazon-routes-linking-the-pacific-chinas-new-silk-road\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">facing criticism<\/a> for potential environmental damage, may also be fast-tracked.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-329821\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15191128\/Screenshot-2026-09-15-at-16.02.53.png\" alt=\"MAAP Amazon deforestation\" width=\"880\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15191128\/Screenshot-2026-09-15-at-16.02.53.png 880w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15191128\/Screenshot-2026-09-15-at-16.02.53-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15191128\/Screenshot-2026-09-15-at-16.02.53-610x356.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge [for the Amazon] will remain enormous,\u201d Astrini said. \u201cThe scope of influence of a Brazilian government that prioritizes the environment is already limited. In other words, you can count on complementary actions from [neighboring] countries \u2014 provided those countries are willing. But once a new government that denies climate change comes, or actively works against efforts to address it, the ability of any government to exert influence [in terms of conservation] is very limited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maapprogram.org\/special-analysis\/deforestation-hotspots\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">analyses<\/a> by the Monitoring of the Andes Amazon Program (MAAP), a U.S.-based nonprofit, Pan-Amazonian deforestation has experienced recent fluctuations: while 2024 was marked by a record high in fire impacts (affecting around 2.8 million hectares, or 6.9 million acres, due to extreme droughts associated with El Ni\u00f1o) and a 34% increase in overall deforestation, 2025 saw a partial recovery with a reduction in the area affected by fire and the lowest level of forest loss from deforestation in the last 10 years. Approximately 13% of the biome, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2024\/12\/the-amazon-in-2025-challenges-and-hopes-as-the-rainforest-takes-center-stage\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">according to MAAP<\/a>, have been deforested so far.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the right-wing shift across much of the Amazon, Guyana, under recently re-elected left-leaning President Irfaan Ali, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/podcast\/2023\/04\/guyana-gets-drilled-weighing-south-americas-latest-oil-boom-with-amy-westervelt\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">betting big on its fossil fuel agenda<\/a>, driven by U.S. ExxonMobil\u2019s oil discovery offshore Guyanese territory. Suriname, meanwhile, is led by Jennifer Geerlings-Simons in a coalition with left and center-to-right parties. Meanwhile, French Guiana operates as an overseas department of France, governed regionally by a left-leaning and socialist leadership.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Winds from the right<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In January 2023, Lula entered the presidential palace to start his third term escorted by figures representing civil society, including Indigenous Kayap\u00f3 leader Raoni Metuktire. It was also a direct response to Jair Bolsonaro, who had rolled back environmental policies, official oversight, and Indigenous rights, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2023\/07\/study-confirms-surge-in-deforestation-in-indigenous-lands-under-bolsonaro\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">rising Amazon deforestation<\/a> and record levels of invasions of Indigenous territories.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly four years later, under Lula, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/short-article\/2026\/07\/amazon-deforestation-falls-to-10-year-low-in-first-half-of-2026\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Amazon deforestation has hit a 10-year low<\/a> as environmental policies were reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>In Bolivia, the victory of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/08\/whats-at-stake-for-the-environment-in-bolivias-upcoming-elections\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">President Rodrigo Paz Pereira<\/a> and his \u201ccapitalism for all\u201d in 2025 marked the end of nearly 20 years of left-wing administration under the once-dominant Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. It also brought significant environmental shifts.<\/p>\n<p>While observers note that the practical results of the MAS administration regarding deforestation, oil drilling, and mining in the Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/08\/in-bolivian-amazon-oil-blocks-encroach-deep-into-protected-areas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">were mixed and highly debated<\/a>, Paz Pereira\u2019s present administration has made clear from the outset that addressing these issues is not one of its priorities, as it was under the left-wing party\u2019s two-decade rule.<\/p>\n<p>Adhering to a plan centered on economic and fiscal issues and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rodrigo_PazP\/status\/2084459743192502394?s=20\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">citing<\/a> broader \u201cstate-downsizing\u201d efforts and \u201creducing bureaucracy,\u201d Paz Pereira <a href=\"https:\/\/es.mongabay.com\/short-article\/2026\/08\/bolivia-paz-elimina-ministerio-planificacion-desarrollo-medio-ambiente\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">eliminated<\/a> Bolivia\u2019s Ministry of Environment in August 2026, relegating the portfolio to a vice-ministry now attached to the Ministry of Productive Development, Rural Affairs, and Water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_264394\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-264394\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/06140129\/lula-inauguration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/06140129\/lula-inauguration.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/06140129\/lula-inauguration-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/06140129\/lula-inauguration-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/06140129\/lula-inauguration-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/06140129\/lula-inauguration-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva (wearing tie, at the center) walks up the ramp of the presidential palace beside representatives of Brazilian society who symbolically transferred office to him, in the absence of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who left for the United States the day before the ceremony. Image courtesy of T\u00e2nia Rego\/Ag\u00eancia Brasil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also, through his Decree 5503, Paz Pereira fast-tracked a series of rollbacks of environmental regulations, relaxing controls to attract foreign direct investment and private capital into the country\u2019s energy and mineral sectors. His initial decisions were followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/es.mongabay.com\/2025\/11\/bolivia-pueblos-indigenas-piden-presidente-paz-impedir-mineria\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">protests<\/a> called by Amazonian Indigenous groups who feared a \u201cmining boom\u201d under the new administration.<\/p>\n<p>Valentina Figuera Mart\u00ednez, a gender justice and forests campaign coordinator at the Global Forest Coalition, an international alliance for rights-based conservation, Indigenous rights, and social justice, raised concerns about the legal changes, especially as seen within a broader regional context.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Bolivia, the Mining Law requires free, prior, and informed consultation, environmental studies, and approval by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly,\u201d Mart\u00ednez told Mongabay. \u201cHowever, administrative loopholes were created to allow mining projects to operate without legislative approval and in violation of territorial rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said parallels exist across Amazonian countries, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/short-article\/2026\/05\/brazil-congress-passes-bill-to-bar-use-of-amazon-deforestation-satellite-tool\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Brazil<\/a> as an example.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez pointed out that the Brazilian Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/short-article\/2026\/05\/brazil-congress-passes-bill-to-bar-use-of-amazon-deforestation-satellite-tool\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">weakened environmental oversight and legislation<\/a>, while Venezuela accelerated opaque oil deals with the U.S. She added that global responses continue to prioritize fossil fuel exploitation over a just climate transition. \u201cIt is the greatest erosion of rights and sovereignty in recent years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329814\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329814\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, left, after a bilateral meeting with newly sworn-in Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira in La Paz in November 2025. Both leaders shared an interest in working closely. Image by Isaac Castillo\/Presidencia de la Rep\u00fablica del Ecuador via Flickr (Public domain).\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15183119\/54910552154_a34d805873_o-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, left, after a bilateral meeting with newly sworn-in Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira in La Paz in November 2025. Both leaders shared an interest in working closely. Image by Isaac Castillo\/Presidencia de la Rep\u00fablica del Ecuador via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/presidenciaecuador\/54910552154\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Flickr<\/a> (Public domain).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Ecuador, environmental shifts have also taken place under Noboa, a conservative politician in office since 2023, whose administration has drawn backlash from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/08\/ecuador-axes-environment-ministry-as-officials-scramble-to-revive-economy\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Indigenous groups and experts<\/a> for pushing mining and fossil fuel projects in the Amazon. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/amazonunderworld.org\/ni-estado-ni-ley-a-dos-anos-de-noboa-la-amazonia-de-ecuador-es-controlada-y-negociada-entre-grupos-armados\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">reports<\/a> by collaborative media alliance Amazon Underworld suggest that Noboa\u2019s tough-on-crime approach \u2014 one of his main platforms \u2014 has been fueling violence driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/06\/in-ecuador-an-indigenous-community-goes-thirsty-despite-its-two-rivers\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">illegal gold mining<\/a> and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Quito is also sparking controversy by folding the Ministry of Environment into the Ministry of Energy and Mines; issuing new laws that strengthen the mining sector by eliminating environmental licensing requirements; and pushing oil and gas expansion plans worth more than $45 billion, which have been <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oil-expansion-ecuador-indigenous-protest-licensing-noboa-2adf72c66d755ee755c64213c4c21854\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">condemned by Indigenous groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [the right-wing administrations] are contributing to the accelerated extinction of life on the planet through climate denial, the violation of rights, and the dismantling of environmental regulations,\u201d Mart\u00ednez said. \u201cExisting regulations are being violated, or mechanisms are being sought to delay implementation or roll back hard-won rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329812\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colombian President Abelardo de La Espriella is betting on a militarized agenda for the Amazon. He\u2019s frequently seen doing a military salute, despite not having served in the military, reflecting the value he places on good relations with the armed forces. Image by Defensores de la Patria via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1-1800x1012.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182344\/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close-1-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colombian President Abelardo de La Espriella is betting on a militarized agenda for the Amazon. He\u2019s frequently seen doing a military salute, despite not having served in the military, reflecting the value he places on good relations with the armed forces. Image by Defensores de la Patria via <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Abelardo_de_la_Espriella_fondo_Azul_-_close.png\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> (Public domain).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Militarization looms over the Andes\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2026, two ultra-conservative platforms prevailed with razor-thin victories in the Amazon region. In July, Keiko Fujimori, daughter of late former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), took office as president of Peru. The following month, in Colombia, far-right pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella also received the presidential sash.<\/p>\n<p>Fujimori, who had lost the last three elections, largely avoided mentioning the Peruvian Amazon\u2019s most sensitive issues in her inauguration speech, including deforestation and the rampant violence faced by environmental defenders. She did, however, note Peru\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/12\/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">growing illegal mining crisis<\/a> \u2014 whose effects include Indigenous health impacts and river contamination by heavy metals <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/in-peru-mercury-leaves-a-toxic-footprint-on-those-who-depend-on-a-river\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">such as mercury<\/a> \u2014 as something she plans to confront with military power.<\/p>\n<p>Astrini said he fears a repetition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2024\/09\/how-the-brazilian-military-sabotaged-protection-of-indigenous-people-in-the-amazon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">model adopted by Brazil under Bolsonaro<\/a>, when one of the government\u2019s strategies was to remove biodiversity experts and heads of conservation units on a large scale, while militarizing decision-making and leadership positions. For Astrini, a greater military presence in the Amazon, in and of itself, \u201cis no guarantee that things will improve or that there will be security.\u201d He also said cross-border criminal activities, such as illegal timber trade, could even be facilitated under such a scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Fujimori\u2019s lack of environmental policies has raised concerns <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/08\/plans-of-perus-new-administration-spur-concern-among-environmentalists\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">among environmentalists<\/a> and Indigenous groups from day one, given her intention to promote private investment and expedite environmental permits for fossil fuel and mining concessions, while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actualidadambiental.pe\/candidata-de-fuerza-popular-senalo-estar-en-contra-de-ratificar-el-acuerdo-de-escazu\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">opposing<\/a> the ratification of the Escaz\u00fa Agreement, a regional treaty aimed at guaranteeing access to information, public participation, and justice in environmental matters, as well as protecting environmental defenders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329813\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329813\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The tri-border region between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The sign demarcates the limits between the Brazilian city of Tabatinga, in the state of Amazonas, and Leticia, in the Colombian department also named Amazonas. Image by Ridiculopathy via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-1800x1012.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/15182600\/Leticia_Colombia_and_Tabatinga_Brazil_border_2-1-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The tri-border region between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The sign demarcates the limits between the Brazilian city of Tabatinga, in the state of Amazonas, and Leticia, in the Colombian department also named Amazonas. Image by Ridiculopathy via <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Leticia,_Colombia_and_Tabatinga,_Brazil_border_2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><em>Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/a><em> (Public domain).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also, conservationists have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europapress.es\/internacional\/noticia-indigenas-amazonia-resiliencia-desafios-peru-keiko-fujimori-20260725082550.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">warned<\/a> about the legacy of her late father, who dismantled legal safeguards protecting Indigenous communal lands, leaving communities vulnerable to asymmetric negotiations with extractive corporations. Under the elder Fujimori, Indigenous women were also subjected to forced sterilization, which Amnesty International <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/es\/latest\/news\/2021\/06\/peru-esterilizaciones-forzadas-crimenes-lesa-humanidad\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">called<\/a> \u201ccrimes against humanity for which there is no statute of limitations.\u201d In 2021, Keiko Fujimori <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/spa\/keiko-fujimori-niega-las-esterilizaciones-forzadas-en-el-mandato-de-su-padre\/46620732\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">denied<\/a> that state-led violations had occurred under her father\u2019s presidency, calling them \u201cfamily planning programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Colombia, De la Espriella is inheriting from his predecessor, Gustavo Petro, Colombia\u2019s first-ever left-wing president, a reduction in Amazon deforestation rates \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2024\/10\/deforestation-plunges-but-environmental-threats-remain-as-colombia-hosts-cop16\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">but challenges remain<\/a> amid the advance of illegal groups, as Mongabay has <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/short-article\/2026\/05\/organized-crime-adds-to-environmental-destruction-in-the-amazon-report-finds\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of the other leaders in the region, De la Espriella is betting on increased militarization to tackle violence. His <a href=\"https:\/\/defensoresdelapatria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PROPUESTAS-DEL-TIGRE.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">government program<\/a> doesn\u2019t mention the words \u201cAmazon\u201d or \u201cdeforestation,\u201d attributing forest loss entirely to illegal economies and advocating for a militarized territorial control strategy to restore the state\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n<p>This approach could replicate contested military campaigns of the past, such as Operation Artemis, which targeted vulnerable peasant farmers rather than the wealthy financiers of deforestation, and which ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2023\/04\/operation-artemis-colombias-failed-military-operation-to-stop-deforestation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">failed<\/a>, according to a report by Brazilian news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/infoamazonia.org\/es\/2026\/06\/03\/la-amazonia-esta-en-jaque-por-la-deforestacion-que-proponen-de-la-espriella-y-cepeda\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">InfoAmazonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez said she fears seeing major social setbacks in Colombia, which she warned have historically been disproportionately harsh on women, Indigenous peoples, and land defenders. She noted that Colombia was once again named the world\u2019s most dangerous country for land and environmental defenders in 2024, with <a href=\"https:\/\/globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/land-and-environmental-defenders\/roots-of-resistance\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">48 killings recorded<\/a> out of 146 deaths globally, according to a 2025 Global Witness report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Colombia topped the list of reported murders of environmental activists under Gustavo Petro\u2019s administration, what can we expect from the current far-right government?\u201d Mart\u00ednez said.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the trend is toward \u201cincreased resistance and lethality,\u201d which could spill over and spread violence across the borders between Amazonian nations, especially in the tri-border region of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, where cartels have established roots with drug and illegal gold trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>De la Espriella has promised to expand fossil fuel production and mining (specifically copper, gold, and silver), while recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasillavacia.com\/silla-amazonia\/amazonia-en-breve\/abelardo-disminuyo-el-50-de-la-inversion-en-ambiente\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">slashing Colombia\u2019s environmental investment budget by 50%.<\/a> \u201cColombia cannot continue to approach the mining and energy sector with ideological biases,\u201d his government plan reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Banner image<\/em><\/strong><em>:\u00a0<\/em><em>Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, right, stands alongside commanders of the armed forces during the playing of Brazil\u2019s national anthem at a Soldier\u2019s Day ceremony at Army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. 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