the heat is building and there is ash falling in the air. about an hour's drive away, ritual destruction. every year, vast areas are cleared away by slashing and burning. the heat is building and there is ash falling in the air. no attempt has been made to hide this. it is at the sight of a busy road. when fires like this happen here, it's not a work of nature. it's the work of man. in the global fight against climate change, this is one more loss. and here, too, lost ground. more wild west than wild amazon. cattle farming is driven by global demand for brazilian beef and backed by president bolsonaro.