Brazilian wildfires: Bolsonaro accuses NGOs of burning rainforest

Brazil’s president says environmental charities are setting fires for revenge

Fires in the Amazon rainforest
(Image credit: RAPHAEL ALVES/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed NGOs are behind the record number of fires raging in the Amazon rainforest, drawing condemnation from conservation groups.

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