Reassessing the role of cattle and pasture in Brazil's deforestation: A response to “Fire, deforestation, and livestock: When the smoke clears”

• Livestock expansion in Brazil still heavily depends on the increase pasture area Amazon region. Between 1985 and 2018, beef production both markedly increased by 184 235 %, respectively. intensification over past 35 years has not prevented extension Amazon. Brazil’s total GHG emissions from agriculture are highly correlated with area, exports. Silva et al. (Land Use Policy, 21 July 2020) offer an assessment of links between deforestation, livestock exports Brazil. Their analysis, based relative changes across whole Brazil, showed “ apparent decoupling link deforestation ”. In reanalysing these links, we find that underestimate strong, positive significant associations Brazilian deforestation. Moreover, despite focusing title, abstract beginning their manuscript Amazon, analyses conducted at national level, fail to recognise marked differences development trajectories biomes, most recent replaced Amazonian forests. To progress any debate aid decision-making regarding land-use a region often spotlight subjected many debates lack evidence, scientists must be open scrupulous data sources analyses.