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Nearly 2,000 new fires have started in the Amazon in the past 48 hours despite burning ban from government – INSIDER

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  • Fires in the Amazon rainforest continue despite a ban from the Brazilian government on burning.
  • Roughly 2,000 new fires broke out in the Amazon rainforest in the 48 hours since the ban was enacted, according to data from the National Space Research Institute published by the Daily Mail.
  • Over half of Brazil’s 88,816 fires from January through August took place in the rainforest.
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New fires continue to crop up in the Amazon rain forest despite the Brazilian government’s most recent efforts to stop the deforestation of the region.

The National Space Research Institute published satellite data showing that in the 48 hours after the Brazilian government’s ban on burning, issued Thursday, there were 3,859 new fire outbreaks, roughly 2,000 of which were in the Amazon, according to a story in the Daily Mail.

The institute also reported that of the 88,816 fires in Brazil this year through August, 51.9% occurred in the rainforest.

A fire burning along a highway in the city of Porto Velho, in Brazil’s Rondonia state, part of the Amazon.
Eraldo Peres/AP

August saw global outrage erupt over the fires raging in the Amazon, with social-media posts from celebrities drawing attention to the issue. Brazil, however, has pushed back against the reports, downplaying the news and at times denying help.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said his country would accept $20 million in aid from the G7 economic alliance on the condition that French President Emmanuel Macron apologize for calling him rude.

A tree stump glowing with fire along the road to Jacunda National Forest, near Porto Velho.
Associated Press

Most of the fires have been set by farmers on purpose to make room for their crops and pastures. Indigenous people of the region have seen their land disappear at an alarming rate.

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