An unexpected cross between Macron and Bolsonaro jeopardizes the Mercosur-EU deal

Macron had posted an alert on Twitter about "international crisis" who represent forest fires in Brazil, demanding that the G7 put the issue on the agenda, but Bolsonaro accuses him of yielding to "sensationalism" for "personal political interests", also demonstrating a "colonialist mentality".

"Our house burns", had announced the French president in a tweet accompanied by the picture of a forest fire." The Amazon, the lung of our planet that produces 20% of our oxygen is on fire, is an international crisis, "affirmed.

"I regret that President Macron is seeking to educate an internal problem of Brazil and other Amazonian countries for his personal political interests," Bolsonaro had replied.

"The suggestion of the French president, who wishes that the Amazon issues be debated in the G7, without the presence of the countries of the region, evokes a colonialist mentality moved to the twentieth century", Replied Bolsonaro.

Under growing international pressure, Bolsonaro said that he could send the army to help fight the fire and that the situation will be resolved during the day. The president told reporters in Brasilia that he would meet with his ministers later on Friday to discuss next steps.

Germany recommends international aid to extinguish a fire in the Amazon

The fires in Amazonia are "terrible and dangerous, not only for Brazil and for all the countries involved, but also for the whole world, because the tropical forest is of great importance for the global climate system," said the spokesman. from the German government, Steffen Seibert, at a press conference in Berlin. He added that "it is not an exaggeration to define the green lung of the world".

The European Commission is also "seriously concerned" by the fires and "supports Macron's initiative to discuss the urgency" at the next G7 meeting "and is in contact with the Brazilian and Bolivian authorities, ready to help.