Bolsonaro felt that the Amazon's fire crisis had been overcome | Chronic

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, discussed Sunday the crisis generated by fires in the Amazon region, although seven states federated have sought the help of the armed forces to repress them.

"A big thank you to dozens of heads of state who listened to me and helped us to overcome a crisis that only interested those who want to weaken Brazil", Said Bolsonaro in a message on his Twitter account.

This statement was made after a week of harsh criticism against the president of those who thought they had reacted late to forest fires that devoured much of the Amazon rainforest for weeks.

Critics of Bolsonaro – including Germany, France, Ireland and the European Commission – and their counterattacks against several world leaders undermine the ratification of the trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU. European Union (EU).

"We support the EU-Mercosur agreement, which also involves climate protection, but it is difficult to imagine a harmonious ratification by European countries as the Brazilian president authorizes the destruction of green spaces on the planet. "warned the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, last Saturday, before the start of the Group of 7 (G7) summit in Biarritz, France.

Bolsonaro responded that day that he was looking for "from the beginning" dialogue with G7 leaders, as well as with those of Chile and Spain, as Brazil "It's a country that regains its credibility and trade with virtually everyone"and is "one of the largest democracies in the world, committed to the protection of the environment".

At the same time, the state of Amazonas, in the north of the country, made official Sunday its request for intervention of the armed forces in the fight against fires. Seven of the nine Amazon states have officially requested the help of the army.

The other six states concerned are Acre, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondonia, Roraima and Tocantins.
Bolsonaro signed a decree on Friday authorizing the use of armed forces in the Amazon region until 24 September.

The Ministry of Defense announced that it would deploy 44,000 soldiers in the fight against fires, for which it allocated a budget equivalent to about 9.6 million dollars.

This amount, $ 2.6 million higher than originally forecast, will be used to cover expenses incurred by the armed forces in the first month of work, the Defense said.

The military began their work last night, with flights of exploration in some of the most devastated areas by fires and the use of some Hercules C-130 aircraft to fight fires.

The air force explained that each of these planes was carrying five water tanks with a total capacity of 12,000 liters, the EFE news agency reported.

In addition, some 30 firefighters from the National Public Security Force highly specialized in the fight against forest fires have embarked today for Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

According to official data, in the state of Amazonas alone, on the border with Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, more than 5,000 fire sources have been recorded so far in August.

Local authorities have warned that dense smoke, which contains some toxic components, has resulted in an increase in hospital care of up to 30% in some cities.

In Acre, which is in a state of emergency, the fire department received in 24 hours at least 88 calls informing about environmental fires in urban areas in the state capital, Rio Branco.