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Amazon fires: Bolsonaro blames NGOs

Vast swathes of the Amazon rainforest are still burning.

We are looking closely at the fires in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and hear from people there. President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested the fires have been set by NGOs trying to embarrass his administration.

Also the story of three Russian sisters charged with murdering their father. More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for their release. We'll hear more from BBC Russian.

The BBC’s LGBT correspondent Ben Hunte talks about the stories he’s been covering since he started in the role in March.

(Photo: Smoke billows during a fire in near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil. Credit: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

53 minutes

Last on

Thu 22 Aug 201915:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Aug 201915:06GMT

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