Brazil's president U-turns position and sends army to help put out huge Amazon wildfires

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has bowed to international pressure and sent in the military to battle huge blazes sweeping across the Amazon, after G7 leaders meeting in Biarritz threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America. Amid a global chorus of concern and condemnation, Mr Bolsonaro pledged to mobilise the army to help combat the fires, while his administration launched a diplomatic charm offensive to try to build bridges overseas.
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