Fires ravage Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, Pantanal wetlands

Despite the destruction of its natural treasures, President Bolsonaro has said Brazil is an ‘example for the world’ in its handling of the environment.

Wildfires are continuing to burn through Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal wetlands with historic force.

But President Jair Bolsonaro has said Brazil is an “example for the world” in its handling of the environment.

Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew has more.

By Monica Yanakiew