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Neri dos Santos Silva, center, watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires

By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSA - Associated Press

This satellite image provided by NASA shows the fires in Brazil on Aug. 20, 2019. As fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government on Thursday denounced international critics who say President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing. (NASA via AP)

Bolsonaro to reveal plans for fighting Amazon fires

By Victor Caivano - Associated Press

This Aug. 15, 2019 satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows closeup view of a fire southwest of Porto Velho Brazil. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, a federal agency monitoring deforestation and wildfires, said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year as of Tuesday, Aug. 20. (Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies via AP)

France threatens economic retaliation over Amazon fires

By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

In this July 23, 2019 photo, pedestrians walk on a footbridge that leads into the Mare complex slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian human rights and victims' groups are raising alarms about the record levels of deaths at police hands in the state of 17.2 million people. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Killings by police divide Brazilian city weary of crime

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

In this Aug. 20, 2019, drone photo released by the Corpo de Bombeiros de Mato Grosso, brush fires burn in Guaranta do Norte municipality, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, a federal agency monitoring deforestation and wildfires, said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year. (Corpo de Bombeiros de Mato Grosso via AP)

Global worry over Amazon fires escalates; Bolsonaro defiant

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro holds a press conference on deforestation in the Amazon at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Bolsonaro is threatening to dismiss officers at the agency that monitors deforestation in the Amazon over its publication of data he disagrees with. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) ** FILE **

Jair Bolsonaro claims NGOs could be setting Amazon fires

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a decoration ceremony of the Maua Merit Medal, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Norway suspended funding to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, created to fight deforestation in the country’s vast rainforest, a spokesperson for the Norwegian environment ministry said Thursday. The decision blocks the transfer of 300 million Krones (over $44 million) in financial aid to local projects in the Amazon, the ministry confirmed. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro receives the Maua Merit Medal for services to the national infrastructure, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro fires back after Norway, Germany suspend funding

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

Correction: Brazil-Environment story

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

Police handcuff fan for protests against Brazilian president

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, talks with his Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, as Vice-President Hamilton Mourao, right, stands next to them during the launching ceremony of the Doctors for Brazil Program, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. According to the government, the Doctors for Brazil Program will replace the program implemented by Former President Dilma Rousseff with the help of Cuban doctors, replacing them with Brazilian doctors. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil president threatens officers over deforestation data

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the launching ceremony of the Doctors for Brazil Program, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. According to the government, the Doctors for Brazil Program will replace the program implemented by Former President Dilma Rousseff with the help of Cuban doctors, replacing them with Brazilian doctors. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro targets commission on political disappearances

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks with visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro along the Colonnade of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Donald Trump praises Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leader, for picking son Eduardo as U.S. ambassador

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Journalist Glenn Greenwald attends a press conference before the start of a protest in his support in front of the headquarters of the Brazilian Press Association, known as ABI, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 30 , 2019. Brazil's president has raised the possibility of jail for journalist Glenn Greenwald a few days after members of his party said the American's Brazil-based internet publication was &quot;aligned with criminal hackers&quot; for reporting on hacked phone calls. (AP Photo/Ricardo Borges)

Glenn Greenwald wins Brazilians’ support after Jair Bolsonaro jail threat

By The Associated Press

Journalist Glenn Greenwald listens to a question during a press conference before the start of a protest in his support in front of the headquarters of the Brazilian Press Association, known as ABI, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 30 , 2019. Brazil's president has raised the possibility of jail for journalist Glenn Greenwald a few days after members of his party said the American's Brazil-based internet publication was &quot;aligned with criminal hackers&quot; for reporting on hacked phone calls. (AP Photo/Ricardo Borges)

Brazilians show support for American journalist Greenwald

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Brazil’s Petrobras cedes control of fuel distributing unit

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In this May 29, 2019 handout photo provided by Agencia Brasil, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro listens as Carla Zambelli whispers into his ear during a meeting at Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil. Several weeks after publishing explosive reports on a top member of Brazil’s far-right government, U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald sat before the Human Rights and Minorities Commission. During the June 25 hearing Zambelli told Greenwald: &quot;If you don't prove this information, it is fake and you're a liar. If it's true, then you're a criminal because you hacked someone's phone.&quot; (Marcelo Camargo/Agencia Brasil via AP)

Brazil leader seeks greater control over cinema industry

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro leaves after the group photo at the Mercosur Summit in Santa Fe, Argentina, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The South American trading bloc that includes founding members Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, is one of the world's largest. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Bolsonaro defends 200 days in power amid criticism

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019 file photo, Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel attends the swearing-in ceremony for the new president of state-run oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Witzel said Tuesday, July 16, 2019, that it is natural that deaths by the police will continue to rise during his term in office as a consequence of a policy of confrontation with terrorists. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Rio governor: rising police killings ‘normal,’ will continue

By MARCELO SILVA DA SOUSA - Associated Press

n this Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 file photo, lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, left, takes a &quot;selfie&quot; during a swearing-in ceremony, at the National Assembly in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he’s considering nominating his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States. Bolsonaro said at a news conference on Thursday, July 11, 2019, that nominating his son is, in his words, “something on my radar. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazilian VP backs Bolsonaro’s son as US ambassador

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press