Trump aide says US is keen to combat Amazon fires but only if it involves working with the Brazilian government
Aerial view of deforestation in Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin, on August 28, 2019.
But the Trump administration prefers a plan that includes a discussion with Brazil's government, he said. Bolsonaro has repeatedly clashed with European leaders, especially France's President Emmanuel Macron, over Brazil's handling of the Amazon crisis.
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