A few hours after the rejection by the latter of the emergency aid proposed by the G7 countries, Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the efforts of his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on fires in the Amazon.

US President Donald Trump praised on Tuesday the efforts of his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on fires in the Amazon, a few hours after the rejection by the latter of the emergency aid proposed by the G7 countries. "I got to know President Bolsonaro very well, he works very hard on fires in the Amazon and, in all respects, does a very good job for the Brazilian people, not easy," tweeted the White House tenant. . "He and his country have the full and unreserved support of the United States!" He added.

I have gotten to know President @jairbolsonaro well in our dealings with Brazil. He is working very hard on the job in Brazil - Not easy. He and his country have the full and complete support of the USA!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2019

"Brazil is and will always be an international reference in terms of sustainable development", answers Bolsonaro

In response, Jair Bolsonaro thanked Donald Trump on the same social network. "Thank you President Donald Trump We are fighting wildfires with great success Brazil is and will always be an international reference for sustainable development The campaign of fake news against our sovereignty will not work. The United States can always count on Brazil, "he wrote, punctuating his message with a thumbs-up.

Donald Trump takes the opposite of Emmanuel Macron

In praising Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the Amazon file, Donald Trump opposes French President Emmanuel Macron, who has openly deplored the Brazilian president's attitude to the crisis. At the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Emmanuel Macron questioned the advisability of conferring an international status on the Amazon rainforest, in case the leaders of the region took decisions harmful to the planet.

The question of the sovereignty of the Amazon is particularly sensitive in Brazil, where nearly 60% of the largest tropical forest in the world. The Brazilian president, sometimes dubbed "the Trump of the tropics", has since his arrival in power displayed a very marked pro-Americanism cutting with the tradition of Brazilian diplomacy, which strove to keep equidistant from the great powers.