'Twenty-million dollars is a drop in the bucket. It's absurd to imagine logistically what effect it can have,' an Amazon researcher said.
this week when Bolsonaro appeared to comment on a Facebook post that mocked Macron's wife, drawing a rebuke from the French president.
. Britain has also offered a separate $12 million in aid, while Canada has pledged another $11 million.Tuesday that Bolsonaro and Brazil have"the full and complete support" of the United States.:"We're fighting the wildfires with great success" and the"fake news campaign built against our sovereignty will not work."
Brazil is using its military to fight the fires in seven states and deployed warplanes to dump thousands of gallons of water in the state of Rondônia, near Bolivia.
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