Brazil: Environment vs Agriculture?

The BR-364 is one of the major roads of Brazil. It is currently a 2700 mile long highway from Sao Paulo. It now appears there is a plan (last mooted when the country was under a military dictatorship) to bulldoze a 94 mile extension to the Amazon state of Acre and onwards to several Peruvian Pacific ports (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/26/alarm-over-amazon-road-project-brazil-bolsonaro-biodoverse-indigenous-communities). The road will cut through national parks containing some of the most biodiverse areas of our planet. The construction will also encroach on land that was designated for indigenous peoples. And why do they want to do this? Reportedly in order to export agricultural products (soya bean and beef?) more efficiently to China. I suspect that some of this agriculural product has already been generated by deforestation in other parts of this country. The whole project seems designed to destroy the rainforest as quickly as possible. People don't seem to learn that once it's gone, it's gone!