Bolsonaro says it's a 'lie' that fires are ravaging the Amazon

Image: PA Image: PA BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a lie that fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest, despite data from his own government showing the number of blazes is rising.

“Tropical rainforest doesn’t catch fire. So this story that the Amazon is burning is a lie, and we have to fight it with real numbers,” he said yesterday. Experts say the fires are typically not sparked naturally, but set by humans to clear land illegally for farming and ranching. The scrutiny is pressuring Bolsonaro, who has called for protected Amazon lands to be opened up to mining and agriculture.

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