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A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers in Porto Velho, Brazil August 24, 2019/ Reuters

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Brazilian states ask for military help as Amazon fires rage

Brazil has 44,000 troops stationed in its northern Amazon region that are available to combat forest fires and could send more from elsewhere in the country, said Raul Botelho, the joint chief of...

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a Soldier's Day ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil August 23, 2019/ Reuters

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As Amazon fires rage, Brazil tells diplomats to fix image

A burning tract of Amazon jungle is seen while as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Porto Velho, Brazil August 23, 2019/ Reuters

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As EU threatens trade retaliation, Brazil sends army to fight Amazon fires

Caption: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to launch the new worker fund stimulus at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil July 24, 2019/Reuters

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Why the Brazilian president is blamed

A satellite image shows smoke rising from Amazon rainforest fires in the State of Rondonia, just southwest of Porto Velho, Brazil in the upper Amazon River basin on August 15, 2019. Picture taken on August 15, 2019. Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies/Reuters

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It isn’t too late to save the Brazilian rainforest

A charred trunk is seen on a tract of Amazon jungle that was recently burned by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil August 20, 2019/Reuters

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As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

A tract of Amazon jungle burns as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Novo Airao, Amazonas state, Brazil August 21, 2019/ Reuters

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

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Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires

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