Amnesty International says Brazilian government failures are responsible for fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
suggested some non-governmental groupsBolsonaro did not provide any evidence for his allegation, which escalated international concern over the vast rainforest that is a major absorber of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Kumi Naidoo is secretary general of London-based Amnesty International. He says the group has documented illegal land invasions and arson attacks in the Amazon, including a region where many fires are raging.The World Meteorological Organization said this week that satellite images show smoke from Amazon fires is reaching the Atlantic coast and Sao Paulo.
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Rights group blames Brazilian government for Amazon firesKumi Naidoo, secretary general of London-based Amnesty International, says the group has documented illegal land invasions and arson attacks in the Amazon, including a region where many fires are raging.
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The Amazon Is On Fire, and Brazil’s Far-Right President May Be to BlameThere has been an 84% increase in fires in the Amazon rainforest, according to data from a Brazilian research center
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Brazilian Government Equips Firefighters With Flamethrowers To Combat Massive Amazon RainforestBRASILIA—In response to an environmental crisis that threatened mass swaths of the country, the Brazilian government announced Thursday that it was equipping crews of firefighters with flamethrowers to combat the massive Amazon rainforest. “We have marshaled our resources and distributed flamethrowers to thousands of emergency personnel so they can effectively fight this devastating tropical forest before it causes even more destruction,” said Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, noting that the massive, catastrophic biome had already expanded to over 2.1 million square miles of the country and posed significant threats for the country’s population and economy. “This huge surge of Amazon rainforest isn’t going to be contained overnight, but our hope is that the firefighters, each of whom has been given a flamethrower with a 25-foot range, as well as the helicopters equipped with thousands of gallons of oil to release over the rainforest, will be able to restrict its damage. While our focus is obviously on fighting the jungle’s perimeter, it’s also important to ask why previous administrations failed to address the conditions that let this rainforest get so out of hand.” Calling it a “global concern,” world leaders including U.S. president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged to send additional flamethrowers and rescue personnel to limit the massive rainforest’s global impact.
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Igniting global outrage, Brazil's Bolsonaro baselessly blames NGOs for Amazon firesBRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil&39;s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the wildfires raged through social media. Presented without evidence
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Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter eruptsWildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green groups started the blazes. Images of fires purportedly devouring sections of the world&39;s largest rainforest have gone viral on Twitter. "
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Blame humans for starting the Amazon fires, environmentalists sayEnvironmental organizations and researchers say the wildfires blazing in the Brazilian rainforest were set by cattle ranchers and loggers who want to clear and utilize the land, emboldened by the country's pro-business president.
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