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21 August 201923.00 Record of fires in the Amazon: 72 thousand in 7 months; 9,500 in the last 7 days. The increase compared to last year is 84%: it is the highest figure since 2013 when the phenomenon began to be detected. The smoke from the fires darkened the skies of San Paolo for over an hour. Critics blame President Bolsonaro's environmental policy, which focuses on development rather than conservation. Bolsonaro replies: "They could have been strengthened by NGOs, because they lost the money they received. They want to cause problems for Brazil."Burns in the Amazon, Brasilia-Ong clash
2019-08-21T21:07:53.466Z
23.00 Record of fires in the Amazon: 72 thousand in 7 months; 9,500 in the last 7 days. The increase compared to last year is 84%: it is the highest figure since 2013 when the phenomenon began to be detected. The smoke from the fires darkened the skies of San Paolo for over an hour. Critics blame President Bolsonaro's environmental policy, which focuses on development rather than conservation. Bolsonaro replies: "They could have been strengthened by NGOs, because they lost the money they received. They want to cause problems for Brazil."
Source: rainews