In many (most?) cases, when they set fire, the forest is already gone. First they sell the trees, and once they're removed, they use fire to clear up the area.

In many (most?) cases, when they set fire, the forest is already gone. First they sell the trees, and once they're removed, they use fire to clear up the area. Although some times it is used when trees are to massive for machines. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/why-brazilian-farmers-are-burning-the-rainforest--and-why-its-difficult-for-bolsonaro-to-stop-them/2019/09/05/3be5fb92-ca72-11e9-9615-8f1a32962e04_story.html?outputType=amp https://beta.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/why-brazi...