2023-10-13 21:07:22
Professionals will join 140 others who are already working against fires in the region; The state currently has 1,664 hot spots
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This Friday, the 13th, the federal government announced the sending of another 149 brigade members to help with the burned in the Amazon. Today, 140 brigade members are on hand, 83 from Ibama and 57 from ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation). The announcement was made at a press conference with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silvathe Minister of Regional Development, Waldez Góes, the president of Ibama (Brazilian Environmental Institute), Rodrigo Agostinho, and the president of ICMBio, Mauro Pires. The four presented the updates after the Public Defender’s Office of Amazonas filed a request with the Attorney General’s Office to carry out federal intervention in order to resolve the problem.
The latest data reported is that there are 1,664 hot spots in the State of Amazonas, focusing on the municipalities of Autazes, which has 141 outbreaks, and Careiro, with 110. “Obviously, the action of the brigade members, the fire department and the entire workforce will very strongly require action from the population to stop setting fires. fire, because what we have today is a very dangerous situation, a prolonged drought, and we have a lot of accumulated organic matter that has completely dried out”, said Marina Silva. Among the measures announced, there are also the donation of 200 equipment kits for brigade members, the provision of two helicopters, the carrying out of a public benefit campaign to prevent forest fires, the intensification of inspection, the accountability of offenders and support with specialized team for wildlife rescue.
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