Brazil’s Bolsonaro says NGOs may be setting fire to Amazon forest

By Eduardo Simões and Anthony Boadle SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of setting wildfires in the Amazon rainforest to damage his government's image after he cut their funding. Bolsonaro, who has shocked environmentalists with plans to open the Amazon to business interests, said NGOs could be behind the record number of wildfires this year, although he presented no evidence to backup his claim

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