Brazil: Hundreds denounce Bolsonaro in Rio over Amazon wildfires

M/S Protesters outside Rio de Janeiro City Hall and holding sign reading (Portuguese): "All for the Amazon."
M/S Protesters outside Rio de Janeiro City Hall
C/U Protester with face covered by paper reading (Portuguese): "SOS Amazon."
M/S Protesters and sign reading: "Bolsonaro is burning future"
C/U Protester playing flute
C/U Protester with indigenous face painting
M/S Protester holding sign reading (Portuguese): "Amazon yes, not him [Bolsonaro]"
M/S Protesters marching
SOT, Renato Cinco, Rio de Janeiro City Councilor (Portuguese): "We are protesting against the environmental tragedy that is happening in the Amazon. The president does not respect the environment and has taken steps to weaken the oversight institutions. This has increased deforestation in the country by 82% compared to last year. And the problem is not just deforestation. We know that industries are collapsing because the planet can no longer stand things as they are. We need profound transformations. A demonstration of this size in Rio de Janeiro in defense of the environment is not normal. It is a sign that things are changing and people are becoming more aware of this issue."
M/S Protester holding sign reading (Portuguese): "The Forest is Life."
M/S Children with indigenous face painting
C/U Protester painting girl's face
W/S Protesters
SOT, Alcyr Cavalcanti, Brazilian Photographer (Portuguese): "The Amazon is our heritage for many reasons. Despite being the largest forest area in the world, it has been suffering from deforestation for several years, but this process has gained momentum for a year now."
W/S Protesters
M/S Protesters
C/U Sign reading (Portuguese): "Off Bolsonaro."
M/S Protester singing and playing instrument
C/U Protester wearing indigenous head dress
W/S Protesters waving flags
W/S Protesters outside Rio de Janeiro City Hall, Rio de Janeiro *DRONE FOOTAGE* *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Friday to protest against the Brazilian government and President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the ongoing wildfires raging across the Amazon rainforest.
Footage shows protesters holding signs reading 'Bolsonaro is burning our future,' wearing indigenous face paint and marching in the streets.
"We are protesting against the environmental tragedy that is happening in the Amazon. The president does not respect the environment and has taken steps to weaken the oversight institutions. This has increased deforestation in the country by 82% compared to last year," said Rio de Janeiro city councillor Renato Cinco.
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research reported on Thursday that wildfires were spreading with a record speed saying its data showed an 84 percent increase in fires compared to the same period last year.