Amazon fires a 'lie' says Brazil's Bolsonaro

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Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 12, 2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a "lie" that fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest, despite data from his own government showing the number of blazes is rising. The far-right leader has faced international condemnation for presiding over huge fires and rising deforestation in the Amazon - criticism he took issue with in a speech to a video conference of countries that s

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