As fires ravage the Amazon, indigenous tribes pray for protection
In the village of Feijo, in the West of Brazil, approaching the border with Peru, indigenous people from the tribe of Shanenawa on Sunday performed a ritual to try to find peace between humans and nature. With faces painted, dozens danced in circles as they prayed to put an end to the fires.
Sep 02, 2019, 08:48 AM IST
Brazil prohibits Amazon land-clearing fires for 60 days over crops, cattle grazing
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last Friday ordered the deployment of military personnel to fight the blazes throughout the Amazon region.
Aug 30, 2019, 06:44 AM IST
Brazil says open to aid for Amazon fires, but will decide how it's used
The comments by presidential spokesman Rego Barros came after governors of states in the Brazilian Amazon told President Jair Bolsonaro that they needed the money to help fight the record wildfires in the world`s largest tropical rainforest.
Aug 28, 2019, 06:54 AM IST
Brazil tells ambassadors no time off due to Amazon fires
The decision to suspend vacations for ambassadors in certain countries was taken by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Araújo after an emergency meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday evening, the two sources said.
Aug 27, 2019, 14:30 PM IST
Warplanes dump water on Amazon as Brazil military begins fighting fires
Reuters accompanied a firefighting brigade near the state capital of Porto Velho, where there were areas larger than football fields that had been charred.
Aug 26, 2019, 10:41 AM IST
