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Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires, says govt

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.”

By PTI
Amazon fires: Can international pressure help put them out?
Amazon fires: Can international pressure help put them out? 

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies."

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"We appreciate (the offer), but maybe those resources are more relevant to reforest Europe," Onyx Lorenzoni, chief of staff to President Jair Bolsonaro, told the G1 news website.

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He was referring to a pledge of USD 20 million made at the G7 summit in France to fight the rainforest blazes.

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