Brazil deploys 44,000 troops to battle Amazon fire after international pressure
  • 5 years ago
Brazil has deployed firefighters and military troops to the Amazon,...as massive wildfires devastate the world's largest tropical rainforest.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered military means on Sunday to battle the fires in seven states along the Amazon.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that G7 countries including the U.S. and Italy were finalizing a possible deal on "technical and financial help" on fighting the fires."
Often referred to as the lungs of the planet, the Amazon rainforest produces a fifth of the oxygen on Earth.
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