Amazon rainforest fire: Are NGOs really to blame as President Bolsonaro claims?

Why is Brazil President Bolsonaro so convinced NGOs are to blame for the AmazonRainforest fires? PrayforAmazonia AmazonFires

Jair Bolsonaro has served as the 38th President of Brazil since January 1. After data revealed more than 75,000 fires have been started in the Amazon since the beginning of the year, concerns have risen about right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policies. Scientists claim since Mr Bolsonaro took office deforestation and development in the Amazon has escalated, which directly impacts the prolificacy of wildfires.

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