Amazon fires: G7 to release funds for fire-fighting planes
Craig TaylorThey agreed to pay for fire-fighting planes, but Brazil says the plan treats it like a colony. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Amazon fires: Fines for environmental crimes drop under Bolsonaro
The government is accused of ignoring illegal deforestation and burning in the Amazon. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire – how bad is it?
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they? BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Amazon fires: ‘Our house is burning’, Macron warns ahead of G7
The French president’s call for the issue to be discussed at the G7 summit angers Brazil’s president. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest – space agency
Fires in the Amazon have risen 84% amid growing deforestation, Brazil’s space research agency says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Judge In Mexico Allows People Recreational Cocaine Use
jordonc ✅A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use; the first ruling of its kind. The court said it would allow both claimants to “possess, transport and use cocaine” but not sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime. MUCD called the ruling a “historic step”. Despite this, the decision still…