Brazil's Bolsonaro says govt lacks the resources to fight Amazon fires

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the government lacks the resources to fight wildfires in the Amazon rainforest after satellite images showed a record number of burning spots this year.

In a speech broadcast live on Facebook, the president said the government is investigating the fires. He also said he never claimed non-governmental organizations were starting fires in the forest, saying he was only talking of his suspicions.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)