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."

"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.

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