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  • Writer's pictureChadwick Joanis

High Temperatures In Brazil Sparks Amazon Fire, Army Request For Help

Updated: Aug 26, 2019

This year's summer heat caused a major effect in Brazil as a fire spread continues to travel throughout the Amazon river for the past three weeks to this day, and President Jair Bolsonaro has officially called for the army to aid the country out from the dangerous situation.


Meanwhile, BBC reported that the current wild fire is harmful to indigenous people, animals, and plant life substance as the Amazon, largest rainforest in the world, is considered a home to all living things and people.


A plan to put a stop to the massive fire has been made by President Bolsonaro where he reached out to the army who were dropped off to the regional governors who are capable to request "preventive action... against environmental crimes" and questioned the troops to "survey and combat fire outbreaks," the request suggest, according to BBC News.

It will take some time to clear out the fire, yet, process is in motion after Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva confirmed at a press conference on Saturday that a total of 700 members in the Armed Force would be escorted to the Amazon region. Furthermore, the cost to wash the fire out will be 28bn Brazilian reais ($6.8bn; £5.5bn).


The wild fire managed to cause an effect in Brazil's business relationships with other countries in the likes of France and Ireland where both countries stated that they will not reach an agreement for a trade deal with South American regions, BBC News also reported. However, Finland's finance minister contacted the EU to grant excluding Brazilian conflicts of imports.


Brazil's Amazon fire has caused a big problem for both the economy and environment but the country of Brazil are in seek for help to get their community out of the fire blaze nightmare safely, and back on track.


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