Recently released figures from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research showed an 83 percent increase in fire outbreaks in Brazil in comparison to the same period in 2018.
Protesters have taken to the streets outside Brazilian embassies and consulates in several European cities—including London, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Madrid and Milan—after data revealing a spike in the number of fire outbreaks in the Amazon rainforest made headlines around the world.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed with these sentiments, describing the situation as an"acute emergency" that should be discussed at the summit in France this weekend. The president accused the agency of making up"lies" that could hurt the country's trade talks and subsequently fired its chief, replacing him with a military official.
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