Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under renewed criticism over widespread wildfires in the country's Amazon rainforest.

Jair Bolsonaro calls reports of Amazon's fires a 'Lie'

Your Story: Animals forced to flee amid raging fires in Amazon

Environmental activists say the lure of such riches has encouraged illegal miners like Franchinis, adding to the growing deforestation in the region

Illegal miners dig for gold in Brazil | Amazon tropical rainforests | South America

Massive fires have spread throughout the Amazon rainforest and into different countries across Latin America.

August witnesses an unprecedented surge in Amazon fires | Brazil Rainforests | WION

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Jair Bolsonaro calls reports of Amazon's fires a 'Lie'

Your Story: Animals forced to flee amid raging fires in Amazon

Illegal miners dig for gold in Brazil | Amazon tropical rainforests | South America

August witnesses an unprecedented surge in Amazon fires | Brazil Rainforests | WION