Brazil: Protesters decry Bolsonaro's environmental policies as Amazon wildfires rage on

W/S Protesters marching, Rio de Janeiro
M/S Protesters chanting
SOT, Alessandro Molon, opposition leader in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese): "This event is one of several happening in Brazil in cities across the country. It's a national mobilisation to defend the Amazon."
M/S Protesters marching with children holding placards
SOT, Alessandro Molon, opposition leader in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese): "Fires are part of the deforestation process and they are the second stage of deforestation. First you cut then you burn. We have to respond to this."
M/S Banner reading: "SOS Amazonia"
SOT, Glenn Greenwald, investigative journalist (Portuguese): "I believe that this is the biggest crisis in Bolsonaro's government until now. There are international repercussions for very valid reasons and it's a very urgent matter. It's not about ideology. It's not about left, right or center. It's a matter of survival for the planet and humanity. I believe pressing the government to protect the Amazon is a priority and it is more important than anything else."
M/S Banner reading in Portuguese: "The spirits of the forest ask for help"
W/S Inflatable Bolsonaro doll
M/S Protesters marching
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Activists marched through Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to protest against president Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policies as wildfires continue in the Amazon.
"This event is one of several happening in Brazil, in cities across the country. It's a national mobilisation to defend the Amazon," said Alessandro Molon, the opposition leader in Brazil's Chamber. He blamed deforestation for the recent increase in the numbers of wildfires.
President Bolsonaro, previously described rainforest protection as an obstacle to Brazil's economic development.
"I believe that this is the biggest crisis in Bolsonaro's government until now. There are international repercussions for very valid reasons and it's a very urgent matter. It's not about ideology. It's not about left, right or center. It's a matter of survival for the planet and humanity. I believe pressing the government to protect the Amazon is a priority," said investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald at the rally.