Brazil's President Insists He's Taking A Tough Approach To Wildfires In The Amazon Rainforest
There have been a record number of fires in the Amazon this year
Jair Bolsonaro has been heavily criticised for his handling of the crisis and accused of allowing wide deforestation.
It's believed some of the fires have been started by people trying to clear farmland.
Olavo Volusia lives 2,700 kilometers away in Sao Paulo but says the fires are causing problems there too:
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