Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian president admits farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze
Paris and the UN called for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil's right-wing president accused his French counterpart of having a"colonialist mentality" over the issue.
Fires in the Amazon have surged 83% so far this year compared with the same period a year earlier, government figures show. Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" by the fires, adding, "We cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity." Colombia, home to part of the northern Amazon, on Thursday offered its support in the fight to protect the forest.
At the time, when asked about the loss of German funding, Bolsonaro said, "Brazil does not need that."Brazil's lower house speaker, Rodrigo Maia, said on Twitter he would create "an external committee" to monitor the burning of the rainforest, and he vowed to form a group "to evaluate the situation and propose solutions to the government."
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