In 2019, Brazilian environmentalist Caetano Scannavino found himself at the centre of an extraordinary political storm. The veteran activist, who has spent decades protecting the Amazon rainforest, was falsely accused by then-president Jair Bolsonaro of setting fire to it — a claim that threatened to destroy both his reputation and his life's work.
The accusation came as fires swept across the Amazon, drawing global outrage over Brazil's environmental policies.
