Since Sunday, September 15, Brazilian firefighters have been trying to put out a fire in the Brasilia National Park, the latest outbreak of a wave of fires raging in Brazil due to the worst drought ever recorded in the country.
The fire that broke out in the Brasilia National Park is the largest fire of the year in the city, which has accumulated 145 days without rain and minimal humidity levels. The flames have, so far, devastated 1,200 hectares, according to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), responsible for the administration of Brazil’s national parks. It said that the mobilization against the fire is expected to continue throughout the night in the park, which covers an area of 30,000 hectares.
« Fire pandemic »
The fire broke out on the same day that Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino authorized the government to exceed the spending ceiling to finance the fight against what he considers a ” fire pandemic ». « We cannot refuse maximum and effective assistance to more than half of our territory (…) under the pretext of respecting an accounting rule which does not appear in the Constitution ” said Mr. Dino, who was Lula’s justice minister until January. The goal is to completely free the hands of the Brazilian state ” to protect populations affected by the flames, particularly in the Amazon (north), he added.
- RFI
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