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Wildfires in Amazon reduced

A decrease in blazes was seen especially in Rondônia state
Marcelo Brandão
Published on 29/08/2019 - 15:33
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Bombeiros combatem incêndio na região da Fercal (Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil)
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Bombeiros combatem incêndio na região da Fercal (Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil)
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Operation Verde Brasil (“Green Brazil”), which engages multiple agencies to combat the blazes in the Amazon, saw a decreased numbed of wildfires in the country in the last few days. Even though the fire is not expected to be extinguished in the coming days, the government’s assessment thus far is optimistic.

“The evaluation is positive. With the parameters of the [Management and Operations Center of the Amazon Protection System, Censipam], we saw that the wildfires decreased considerably,” vice-iral and deputy head of operations Ralph Dias da Silveira told the press on Wednesday (Aug 28).