The policies of Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro are provoking more forest fires and deforestation, not only in the Amazon rainforest. Environmental activists are now trying to counter the trend by engaging in reforestation.

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Powerful Forces Cause Fires in Brazil, Beyond the Amazon

by TRNN, The Real News Network
September 25, 2019

<h1>Powerful Forces Cause Fires in Brazil, Beyond the Amazon</h1> <p class="byline">by TRNN, The Real News Network <br />September 25, 2019</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfeXBX13WHo</p> <p>The policies of Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro are provoking more forest fires and deforestation, not only in the Amazon rainforest. Environmental activists are now trying to counter the trend by engaging in reforestation.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com/powerful-forces-cause-fires-in-brazil-beyond-the-amazon">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com">The Real News Network</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-TRNN-2021-logomark-square.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://therealnews.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=185209&amp;ga4=G-7LYS8R7V51" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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