Explained: Why Brazil’s handling of environment is being called into question | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why Brazil’s handling of environment is being called into question | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Om Marathe |Edited by Explained Desk |Updated: August 28, 2019 1:13:03 pm

Explained: Why Brazil’s handling of environment is being called into question

As an increasing number of people, governments, and international forums such as the G7 are now closely observing the environmental catastrophe, fingers are being raised towards the policies of Brazil’s newly elected leader, Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been in office since January 2019, after running a vitriolic campaign that drew criticism for its far-right positions on issues such as race, gender relations, and the environment. (AP)

Brazil has said that it would reject a USD 20 million aid package from G7 nations to help deal with the Amazon crisis, according to the Brazilian news site G1 Globo. The South American nation has been in the news in recent weeks because of massive fires that have been raging in the Amazon rainforest, 60% of which falls in Brazil.