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Is this a slight inflection in the speech of the Brazilian president? Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday, August 27 to be ready to discuss the help of the G7 to fight fires in the Amazon. But provided that Emmanuel Macron " withdraw [his] insults ". On Monday night, Brasilia sharply rejected this $ 20 million aid, advising the French president to take care of " his house and his settlements ."
The question of whether or not to accept international aid has not yet been settled in the Brazilian government. After a very strong first reaction - a categorical rejection of the G7 proposal - President Jair Bolsonaro puts some water in his wine. " Oh, I said I did not accept this help? ", He told the press on Tuesday morning, before asking his conditions.
" First, Mr. Macron must withdraw the insults he has made against me, demanded the head of the Brazilian state. First, he called me a liar and then, according to my information, he said that our sovereignty over the Amazon was an open question. Before discussing and accepting anything from France, he must withdraw his words. "
Jair Bolsonaro makes the $ 20 million G7 bid to fight the flames and start reforestation - a matter of personal pride. A misplaced pride, according to several governors of Amazon states affected by fires.
Received Tuesday by the Brazilian president in Brasilia, they insisted on the need to receive external funds. Some of them even offered to negotiate directly with Norway and Germany. These two countries had blocked their funding for the protection of the Amazon because of the policy of Jair Bolsonaro.
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