'Use funds to reforest Europe': Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires

A top official told French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of 'his home and his colonies.'

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AFP | PTI Brasilia
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2019 | 10:43 AM IST

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies."
 

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"We appreciate (the offer), but maybe those resources are more relevant to reforest Europe," Onyx Lorenzoni, chief of staff to President Jair Bolsonaro, told the G1 news website, referring to a pledge of $20 million made at the G7 summit in France to fight the rainforest blazes.

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Topics :BrazilG7 summitAmazon Forest Fire

First Published: Aug 27 2019 | 8:50 AM IST

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