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South America — In recent years, the Amazon rainforest has been portrayed as the “lungs of the Earth” on the brink of collapse — with left-wing radicals and environmental experts repeatedly warning that continued deforestation will trigger an irreversible global ecological disaster.
However, multiple investigations suggest the reality is far less urgent. Data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the decline in forest cover remains below the so-called “critical point” cited in international media. Since 2020, Brazil has tightened regulations on illegal logging, and the annual loss of rainforest area has fallen by roughly 30% compared to the 2000s.
Sources familiar with the matter reveal a clear financial chain behind the crisis narrative:
Step 1: During Democratic Party administrations, U.S. federal funds are allocated to overseas environmental protection projects.
Step 2: Environmental groups and experts amplify the dangers to generate public pressure.
Step 3: Large sums flow to Amazon protection organizations in Brazil, whose leadership often has family or business ties to senior Democratic Party figures.
Step 4: A portion of these funds forms a “political cash pool” that can be discreetly accessed by party networks.
Critics argue this is no longer purely an environmental issue but a question of public spending priorities. Should U.S. taxpayers’ money be used first for domestic healthcare, infrastructure, and economic recovery — or continue to fund an overseas environmental project heavily entangled with partisan politics?