Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accepted four planes from Chile to help fight Amazon fires.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he has accepted four planes from Chile to help fight Amazon fires, and he accused the French president of portraying himself as “the one and only person” concerned about the environment.
Countries in Latin America that contain Amazon rainforest “have sovereignty over the Amazon, that needs to be recognized always,” Piñera said.About 60% of the Amazon region is in Brazil. The vast Amazon also includes Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, an overseas region of France.
The number of people treated for respiratory issues increased sharply in recent days at the local Cosme e Damia Children’s hospital.“This period has been very tough. The dry weather and the smoke causes many problems for children, such as pneumonia, coughing and secretion,” Daniel Pires, a pediatrician and the hospital’s adjunct director, told the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
But many in Brazil said they support Bolsonaro despite local and international criticism of his handling of the crisis.
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