Amazon region: Brazil has seen a large increase in fires – BBC News

The number of fires in the Amazon region, according to official Brazilian figures, rose in July compared to the same month last year. The number of satellite images collected by the Brazilian National Space Agency was 6,803, an increase of 28%. President Jair Bolsonaro has encouraged agricultural and mining activities in the Amazon. Under pressure from international investors, in early July, his government banned the start of fires in the region. #BBCOS #BBCOutsideSource Please subscribe HERE .

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