Amazon rainforest fires: Macron calls for 'international crisis' to lead G7 discussions

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro lashes out at ‘sensationalist’ comments saying they were for ‘personal political gain’

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has said the fires in the Amazon are an “international crisis” and called for it to be the first item discussed at the G7 summit, prompting a furious response from Brazil’s leader.

“Our house is burning. Literally,” Macron tweeted, adding that the Amazon produced 20% of the world’s oxygen.

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