The Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, has been admitted to intensive therapy

In the midst of serious fires burning thousands of hectares in the Amazon, the Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, was "upset" on Tuesday night and was admitted to the emergency room. Brasilia Military Hospital.

According to the site G1, Salles, 44, is stable. Doctors have opted for "hospitalization for routine examinations, it has evolved overnight without clinical complications, and currently has a stable clinical picture," said the medical center. The next medical part will be announced in the afternoon.

Salles was in the eye of the hurricane in recent days because of fires in the Amazon, due largely to the deforestation and the advancement of livestock on the rainforest. Between January and August, forest fires increased by 84% over the same period of the previous year, said the National Institute of Space Research (INPE).

On Monday, Salles criticized the previous leadership and said that the audit did not solve the problem of deforestation and burning. "It's 5 million square kilometers, it's not like supervising a place, it's a huge area," he said.

After going back and forth, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was finally ready to receive outside help to fight fires, provided his government manages the resources, his spokesman said Tuesday. , lowering the tone of a bitter conflict. with the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

"The Brazilian government (…) is willing to receive financial support from organizations and even countries", provided that "this does not undermine the sovereignty of Brazil and that resource management is our responsibility. responsibility, "said Rego Barros.