A firefighter extinguishes a fire in a forest near Porto Velho, Brazil. The Brazil Amazon region has suffered its worst fires in years. Photo: EPA
A firefighter extinguishes a fire in a forest near Porto Velho, Brazil. The Brazil Amazon region has suffered its worst fires in years. Photo: EPA
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Amazon fires: Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse crisis

  • Brazil’s president has been the subject of international criticism for fanning the flames of the Amazon’s destruction

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 9:42pm, 29 Aug, 2019

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A firefighter extinguishes a fire in a forest near Porto Velho, Brazil. The Brazil Amazon region has suffered its worst fires in years. Photo: EPA
A firefighter extinguishes a fire in a forest near Porto Velho, Brazil. The Brazil Amazon region has suffered its worst fires in years. Photo: EPA
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