Bolsonaro accepts the help of the G7 but only if Macro …

Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, said he would only accept the $ 20 million offered by the G7 to fight the Amazonian fire only if French President, Emmanuel Macron, said he was going to fight the Amazon. apologized for treating him as a "liar". He was also angry at the journalists who asked him for explanations about the macho insults he uttered against the first French lady. Meanwhile, troops of the armed forces and the police continue to arrive to fight the fire.

"First and foremost, Mr. Macron must withdraw his insults.Afterwards, I learned that he had said that our sovereignty was open in the Amazon.To talk or accept any thing whatsoever with France, with his best intentions, he who withdraws the words, "said Bolsonaro at the Palacio de la Alvorada, the Brazilian presidential residence.

In this way, the president contradicted his chief of staff, Onyx Lorenzoni, who had claimed several hours earlier that Brazil would not accept the agreed money at the top of the richest countries in the world to fight against the fires in the Amazon. "We appreciate (the offer), but maybe these resources are more relevant for reforesting Europe," Lorenzoni told the news portal. G1. "Macron can not even avoid a predictable fire in a World Heritage church and what does it intend to teach our country?" Launched Lorenzoni about the fire that devastated Notre Dame last April . "He has a lot to do at home and in the French colonies," he added, referring to the French overseas territories, including French Guiana, on the border with Brazil.

The diplomatic border between France and Brazil has increased since Macron called the G7 leaders to an urgent discussion on fires in the Amazon. Bolsonaro responded by accusing him of having a "colonialist mentality".

The Brazilian president also did not miss the opportunity to get angry with the journalists when they were asked about the macho remarks
what he did about the first French Brigitte on Facebook. A disciple of Bolsonaro put a picture of Macron with his wife and another of Bolsonaro with his, with the phrase "Now we understand why Macron is after Bolsonaro". In his profile, the president replied, "Do not humiliate him, my friend, Hahaha." Today, Bolsonaro tried to justify himself: "I did not put the picture, someone put it and I did what I did. said, it was not stupid talk, I do not want to take the thing on his personal side. " The journalists insisted on the case and the former captain of the army, right, replied: "If you continue with the same number of questions, I leave, but you want to talk about it, goodbye, really, journalism … you do not deserve to be considered. "

In parallel with the rhetorical struggle in Bolsonaro, the Brazilian army and the FNSP, an elite group of the police, mobilized nearly 1,000 soldiers to fight the fires that affect the state forest of Jacundá. , a natural park near Porto Velho, capital of the Amazon state of Rondonia. There as in the state of Acre, in the north of the country, on the border with Bolivia and Peru, take place the fiercest fights against fire. The Ministry of Defense announced that it was following the operation "Green Brazil 17", in charge of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the jungle, which began Monday in these areas of the world. Brazilian Amazon.

"The goal is to fight environmental crimes by focusing on fire sources," the Defense Ministry reported. The operations are supplemented by the Jequitibá operation, launched last Saturday by the Rondonia Regional Government in the central and northern regions of the state, with firefighters, police officers from the city of Pueblo. environment and prosecutors in charge of the environment. A total of 900 army troops and another 60 members of the National Security Force joined the contingent on Tuesday, supported by 170 vehicles, including patrols, ambulances, trucks and buses. The operation is supported by 20 aircraft, including helicopters and aircraft, as well as six Lockheed C-130 Hercules cargo ships equipped with tanks to carry 12,000 liters of water.

The "Flona Jacundá", nicknamed the 221,217-hectare natural park, is located in the municipality of Porto Velho, 100 km from the urban area of ​​the regional capital and has about 600 inhabitants. It is one of the cities most affected by fire smoke.