Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a lie.

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro calls Amazon fires a lie

The controversial leader of the South American nation — currently the second country in the world in coronavirus cases and fatalities — has for long been criticized for downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19

Bolsonaro fails to steer Brazil thorugh pandemic storm

Brazil has reached a grim milestone, reporting more Covid-19 deaths in one day than the U.S., which until recently had logged the most daily fatalities from the disease.

Jair Bolsonaro still dismisses virus threat in Brazil