Fires in Amazon: Macron threatens to reject agreement with Mercosur

The French government is not prepared to support the agreement between the EU and Mercosur "in its current form" after verifying that Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, had lied about his policy environmental, said Friday the Elysee.

"Taking into account Brazil's attitude in recent weeks, the President of the Republic can only verify that President Bolsonaro lied to him at the G20 summit in Osaka" last June, said the presidency. Gala, according to local media reports

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"The decisions and remarks made by Brazil in recent weeks show that President Bolsonaro has decided not to respect his commitments on climate and biodiversity," lamented Elysium, stressing that "under these conditions, France opposes to the agreement with Mercosur its current form. "

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called the "international crisis" an increase in fires in the Amazon rainforest and announced that G7 leaders would discuss the issue at the summit scheduled this weekend in Biarritz.

"Our house is on fire." Literally, the Amazon, the lung of our planet that produces 20% of our oxygen, is on fire, "Macron wrote in a Twitter message inviting G7 leaders. to "talk about this urgency."