A traditional way of life forever being altered by miners and loggers. Rival lula has promised to end illegal deforestation and mining. But is he really the man to save the amazon . Perhaps this is one of the most critical president ial elections we have ever had in brazil. As brazilians go to the polls, will who wins decide the future of the rainforest . We travelled to brazils Yanomami Territory, right up on the border with venezuela. Its the Worlds Largest indigenous reserve home to nearly 30,000 people who live as hunter gatherers, as well as tens of thousands of illegal miners, a number that keeps growing. The remoteness of the yanomami is what makes them so special, but also increasingly vulnerable. This woman is malnourished and dehydrated. The Health Centres become a Field Hospital on the front line of illegal mining. There are new cases every day old and young. Nobody escapes this scourge. Outside, a Makeshift Ward is full of patients with malaria the yanomami sick. Marilena is one of them. Marilenas two month old grandson has pneumonia. He doesnt have a name yet. Yanomami people dont name their children for several years in case they die. Its a very real fear. Five minutes� walk from the health centre, a polluted creek doesnt stop the children playing. The mercury used to extract gold in the mine upstream has poisoned these once Crystal Clear waters. Fishing and drinking here is now impossible. Jenny valdo played in this water as a kid, though much has changed not least the temptation for young indigenous to get involved in illegal mining. And this is the mine thats causing their pain. Production in full swing, its scarring the landscape and its people. There are as many as 20,000 illegal miners working in the region. We just passed one of the worst affected areas in the Yanomami Territory. We couldnt land. The pilot said many of the miners are armed, and he was worried theyd shoot at the plane. In the past few years, monitoring of illegal activity in the amazon, as well as budgets in the environmental and Indigenous Affairs departments, have all been slashed. Workers talk of a crisis. 0ne Health Worker we spoke to didnt want to be identified for fear theyd get in trouble if they criticised how the federal government works. This way of life for the yanomami hangs in the balance. As the Campaigning Draws to a close, brazilians have a stark choice to make jair bolsonaro, a man who wants to exploit the amazon for economic gain. 0rformer president lula da silva, once brazils most loved politician, then sentenced to prison for Corruption Charges that have now been annulled. But his legacy is mixed. When it comes to the amazon, though, his record is better than bolsonaro� s. Between 2003 and 2010, when he was last president , deforestation fell over 70 . Now, though, its back at the level it was 15 years ago. Lulas made the amazon a big part of his campaign, travelling there and meeting its people. For one of brazils leading scientists, these elections offer hope. The political discourse of the current president of brazil, during all his years as a parliament member, has always been go ahead, deforest, do some gold mining, do whatever you want, the forest have no value. We have really to change. We really have an opportunity now in the second round to elect a president that would at least attempt to stop the action of organised crime in the amazon and seek a new development. Nothing easy to accomplish, but at least he goes in that direction. The current president goes in the opposite direction. In the Yanomami Community, lulas the stronger candidate. Leaders here fear the alternative. Life here is far removed from the lives of brazilians in the big cities. Nobody ive spoken to here, when ive asked them about the elections, has a strong opinion about them. They say politics is a white mans world. But who gets voted in at the end of the month will have a huge impact on the future of Indigenous People here. The miners are also part of that non indigenous world in the cities but they make their way into the Yanomami Territory illegally by travelling these dangerous rivers. Marias bags are packed in this jerry can for when she gets the call for her nextjob. But shes scared to take to the waters again after her canoe capsized a few months back. Maria works as a cook at the mines. She knows its illegal. She doesnt want to be identified. Shes scared, but she has debts to pay. With the money shes earned, shes built a better house. But unlike many miners, maria has her doubts about bolsonaro. These elections have shown just how divided the country is. When it comes to the amazon, brazilians have a choice between lula, whos vowed to clamp down on illegal mining, and bolsonaro, who in effect backs it. But in this part of brazil, theres no question bolsonaro wins hands down. The police stations car park in the regions capital, boa vista, is testament to the booming Mining Industry here. These planes and helicopters confiscated from suspected illegal miners, some of them even prominent local businessmen. Mining is most definitely in this regions blood. In front of the Governors Palace stands this monument dedicated to the prospectors of the past. The current governor, an ally of bolsonaro� s, wants that tradition to continue. Its not an argument that indigenous lawyer ivo makuxi buys. He says bolsonaro� s narrative emboldens illegal activity, and hisjob� s been made much harder these past four years. We are very. Afraid. We want lula to win, because we would have dialogue with the government. They would listen to us, the Indigenous Peoples, because i experience personally that during this government, we dont have even the rights to go attend a meeting with them. That says they dont want to listen to us, because they are doing the right thing for us. Bolsonaro has 24 year old danilo� s vote. Talk of legalising mining has made it easierfor him to sell guns to miners to protect themselves. Its the money that drives him. And so for you, the future, the climate issues, the future of the rainforest, the impact on the world is not something that worries you. Its a complex problem with lots of groups involved, many of them divided. The amazon matters to us all no more so than those living in the rainforest, many of whom are poor and just want to provide for theirfamilies. The solution is complex too, but as long as theres inequality, can the amazon ever truly be protected . One of lulas former ministers thinks so. You left lulas government over disagreements on Infrastructure Projects in the amazon. So will lula be that savior of the amazon . But back at the Governors Palace in boa vista, the insistence on the economic value of mining is clear. Will this be what the Yanomami Community and the amazon looks like in a few decades from now . Theres no doubt competing forces in the amazon are changing how they live their lives. In this vast rainforest, though, theres little hope that politicians can keep them safe. Hello, lots of contrasts in the weather today. Some sunshine across england and wales, but also a band of heavy and thundery rain all tied in with this area of low pressure, which continues on its Progress Northwards as we head through this afternoon. Ijust show you what has been happening in the last few hours in terms of the heavy rain and the thunder and lightning. This band of Rain Nudging Northwards through anglia. Behind it, lots of sunshine, but heavy showers in from the south west. That continues to work northwards into scotland. Across the but mild. Two areas of rain overnight, this First One Moving Northwards across scotland and weakening, and then showers spiralling around that area of low pressure as it moves eastwards across england. And again, quite a breezy night, particularly for channel coasts. Gusts reading 55 miles per hour. A mild night, 10 13 c the overnight lows. All easily in double figures. The week mild by day and night, for the spells of rain but also some drier and sunnier spells. Some of us may escape with some dry days as well. 0vernight showers moving away, some sunshine not high teens for many of us. Through monday evening, those showers get going a bit more across western scotland. A more defined next system moving in later in the day as well. Once again, the driest and sunniest weather will be across more eastern counties, and we will as we head into tuesday, it is a quieter day for many out of our next system arriving from the south west but many shouldst i mainly dry on tuesday could be some missed and low cloud lingering in places but for many it is a mostly dry day, although the cloud will mostly be changing. 0nce although the cloud will mostly be changing. Once again eastern areas in drawing the driest and sunniest of the weather with temperatures between 13 and 17 or 18 celsius. By the time we get to wednesday or thursday the temptress could change to 20 or 21. This is bbc news. Im rebecca jones. The headlines at 5pm former chancellor rishi sunak confirms hes in the race to be the next conservative leader. Suella braverman, the former home secretary, is backing his bid. Former Prime Minister borisjohnson is reported to have asked fellow leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt her to drop out of the race and to back his campaign. She is said to have refused. So Penny Mordaunt is still in the running with 23 backers. She told the bbc she believes in cabinet led politics. I have my views, but i wont be endorsing policy that ijust made up by myself. In other news, headteachers in england say nine in ten schools will have run out of money by the next School Year Due to The Cost Of Living crisis