Igniting global outrage, Brazil's Bolsonaro baselessly blames NGOs for Amazon fires

August 22, 2019 9:18 AM

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (REUTERS) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday (Aug 21) accused non-governmental organisations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the wildfires raged through social media.

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