The G7 contributes up to 20 million USD to the fight against the Amazonian fire – Telam

The countries of the Group of 7 (G7) agreed Monday to pay $ 20 million to fight the fire in the Amazon, but have received a full response from the plots of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who also deepened his confrontation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.

The contribution of the G7 countries is designed to pay mainly tanker shipments in the region where, according to Macron, 1.2 million square kilometers have already been burned, double the size of France.

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

France will also contribute to the strengthening of Paris firefighters currently deployed in French Guiana, bordering Brazil, with the resources of its civil security organization.