I don't think it's fair to treat deforestation as a local issue. Cattle production drives deforestation - whether it's in Brazil or the USA or China, doesn't matter, because we share the atmosphere.
Three-quarters [of global deforestation] is driven by agriculture. Beef production is responsible for 41% of deforestation [...]
Three-quarters [of global deforestation] is driven by agriculture. Beef production is responsible for 41% of deforestation [...]
https://ourworldindata.org/what-are-drivers-deforestation