Amazon rainforest fires: Brazil to reject $20m pledged by G7

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Source: The Guardian and agencies

Amazon rainforest fires: Brazil to reject $20m pledged by G7

Senior official says funds should be spent on reforesting Europe and not on ‘colonialist practices’

Jonathan Watts Global environment editor, and agencies
@jonathanwatts
Tue 27 Aug 2019 08.23 BST First published on Tue 27 Aug 2019 06.25 BST

A senior Brazilian official has told Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies” as Brazil rejected an offer from G7 countries of $20m (£16m) to help fight fires in the Amazon.

“We appreciate [the offer], but maybe those resources are more relevant to reforest Europe,” Onyx Lorenzoni, the chief of staff to President Jair Bolsonaro, told the G1 news website.

Leaders of the G7 countries made the aid offer at a weekend summit in the French city of Biarritz hosted by the French president, who had put the fires high on the agenda. Environmental campaigners have dismissed the sum as “chump change”.

“Macron cannot even avoid a foreseeable fire in a church that is a world heritage site,” Lorenzoni said in a reference to the blaze that devastated the Notre Dame cathedral in April. “What does he intend to teach our country?

“Brazil is a democratic, free nation that never had colonialist and imperialist practices, as perhaps is the objective of the Frenchman Macron.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/27/amazon-fires-brazil-to-reject-20m-pledged-by-g7

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1. The world ought to join together and put this fire out regardless of bozo says

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2. Macron furious after Jair Bolsonaro mocks his wife's looks

Macron furious after Jair Bolsonaro mocks his wife’s looks, The Independent, 8/26/19
https://news.yahoo.com/macron-furious-jair-bolsonaro-mocks-184945968.html

Emmanuel Macron has condemned his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for "extraordinarily disrespectful comments" about his wife as a clash between the two over the Amazon turned personal.

In a post on Jair Bolsonaro's Facebook page, a user insulted the French first lady, Brigitte, by comparing her appearance with that of the Brazilian president's wife, Michelle, implying that the younger woman was more attractive.

The supporter suggested Mr Macron was jealous, and that that was why he was “persecuting” the Brazilian leader.

Mr Bolsonaro hit “like” on the post, writing: "Don't humiliate the guy... ha ha."

Macron is 41, his wife is 66. I've read that he's real sensitive whenever their age difference is mentioned. So this is a deliberate low blow.

There's more in the article about the nasty relationship between Macron and Bolsonaro and France and Brazil generally.

[bronxiteforever]

3. Bolsonaro-How very trump like he is.

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5. This Trump one, also from yesterday made me shudder ...

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-promotes-unfounded-ilhan-omar-144642459.html

The president also retweeted an image of him and Mr Trudeau shared by Canadian media personality Ezra Levant that said the Canadian prime minister “assumes a submissive position — politically, and even physically” when meeting with Mr Trump.

“No, we actually had a very good and productive meeting,” Mr Trump wrote along with the picture, adding: “Nice!”

Uggh. What can I say. Spreading something that calls the leader of our long-time very close friend and neighbor Canada as “assumes a submissive position — politically, and even physically”

[bronxiteforever]

6. I guess putrid humans think putrid thoughts!

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4. Wow, his wife is 25 years older than he is, how unusual is that