G7 to allocate $ 20 million for firefighting in the Amazon | Chronic

The G7 has decided to mobilize immediate aid of $ 20 million to fight the fires that have hit the Amazon, said Monday the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The devastating fire in the world's major jungle took place on the G7 agenda in Biarritz, in southwestern France, where they met Saturday and Monday with French leaders, German, British, Italian, American and Canadian. and Japan

The contribution is part of a first step of the plan in collaboration with the affected countries so that the region has the necessary means "Now, what else is needed", said the French president at a press conference with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Piñera.

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Macron said that France – which is also an Amazonian country because of its overseas territory in French Guiana – will provide military means for fire control in the region.

"We will offer financial support of about $ 20 million.The next month we will build an initiative for the Amazon officially presented to the United Nations General Assembly with all the countries of the region", said

Piñera said "very happy" for the agreement with the most industrialized democracies and with the Amazonian countries to fight fires and recalled that it is now that the strengthening of cooperation in the Amazon is the most necessary.

The second stage, before the United Nations General Assembly, will have the collaboration of Chile to start the reforestation process, "respect sovereignty but cooperate to better take care of biodiversity."

"We are nine Amazonian countries endowed with sovereignty in this region, which represents a huge responsibility, but at the same time, we are fully aware that the Amazonian soil is essential for the entire planet, so instead of fighting, we must collaborate, " Piñera has concluded.

The president of the United States, Donald TrumpHe did not participate in the G7 climate session because he had various bilateral meetings, but his country fully supports firefighting efforts.

Assistance will be provided, he said, while respecting Brazil's national sovereignty. A relevant clarification since Jair Bolsonaro, repeatedly accused Macron of "to exploit an internal affair of Brazil and other Amazonian countries to obtain personal political advantages".

On the same tone, as soon as the $ 20 million contribution to fire mitigation was approved, Bolsonaro was more than skeptical of Macron's intentions: "What do they want in the Amazon for so long?", He told reporters at the Palacio de la Alvorada, his official residence.

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The crisis caused by the uncontrolled fire of the Amazon plunged into commerce, after Macron accused Bolsonaro of lying about his environmental commitments and made sure that under these conditions , France will not ratify the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.

Bolsonaro's reaction degenerated into a new limit of rudeness with the teasing of the Brazilian president towards Macron's wife. Brigitte, 66, and the hard answer of the Gallic president.

"As I have a lot of friendship and respect for the Brazilians, I hope that they will have a president at the height of the task," he said. Macron said after Bolsonaro commented Saturday an article in which a Facebook user pointed out that the current dispute is due to the "desire" from Macron for the beauty and youth of the Brazilian's wife.

"These are extremely disrespectful statements from my wife, what can I say? It's sad. It's sad, but it's mostly sad for him and for the Brazilians," he said. Replied Macron.