Dubbed the Avenida Liberdade highway, the new stretch of highway cuts across tens of thousands of acres of rainforest located on the outskirts of Belem, where over 50,000 people, including world leaders, are anticipated to gather in November for the COP30 Climate Summit, according to a report from BBC News.

This year's controversial COP 30 climate change summit hasn't even started, but it's already causing environmental damage.

Brazil is facing criticism for cutting down thousands of trees in the Amazon rainforest to build a road for the COP30 climate summit, despite the country's claims of commitment to environmental protection.