One thing's for sure, the forest is being taken down to produce cattle feed, with the final goal to produce cheap meat. The biggest consumers are the West and

One thing's for sure, the forest is being taken down to produce cattle feed, with the final goal to produce cheap meat. The biggest consumers are the West and China, so following the money I think those are the main responsible because it's their demand for the final product that is ultimately the economic reason behind the deforestation. So indeed I underestimated the role of China in this process, has I thought historically the biggest consumers of meat have been the west. The trade wars with China have recently increased the demand for brasilian soy, adding fuel to the fire so to speak.