Bolsonaro activates the army against fires and rejects international sanctions – Telam

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has authorized the armed forces to participate in the control of fires in the Amazon and compliance with the control standards, while refusing that third countries take these fires as a "pretext" to pretend to impose sanctions. to your country

A statement from the communications secretariat of Plbadto Palace said President Bolsonaro "will announce measures already taken by the federal government to fight fires and control deforestation in the Amazon".

The decision of the national channel was taken during a cabinet meeting held this afternoon at the seat of the government, after several international repudiations of its environmental policy.