Jair Bolsonaro is forced into action over Amazon wildfire by global outrage as he sends in the Army while a huge American 747 firefighting plane arrives in Bolivia
Brazil's President has indicated he could send the military in to fight the massive blaze engulfing the Amazon. Neighbouring Bolivia and Paraguay have also struggled to contain fires that swept through woods and fields.
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