巴西总统贾伊尔·博尔索纳罗回击了法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙，此前这位欧洲领导人呼吁世界各国领导人在即将到来的七国集团峰会之前将亚马逊雨林火灾问题推到议程的首位。
巴西国家空间研究所(INPE)最近发布的数据显示，与2018年同期相比，巴西的火灾爆发增加了83%，这是该机构自2013年开始收集此类数据以来的最高火灾数量。路透社报道。
事实上，INPE表示，今年1月至8月，它已经在巴西发现了72，000多起火灾——其中一半以上发生在亚马逊地区。这远远超过了2018年全年记录的大约4万人。
昨天，马克龙发布了一条推文，称火灾是一场“国际危机”，世界各地对此明显越来越担忧博索纳罗和他的政府缺乏关注。
“我们的房子着火了。字面上，”马克龙在推特上说。"七国集团峰会的成员们，让我们在两天后讨论这个紧急情况！"
博索纳罗随后对马克龙的回应是，发布了一条推特，称自己用“耸人听闻的口气”烫伤了法国同行卫报据报告的。
“我感到遗憾的是，马克龙总统试图利用巴西国内的问题和其他亚马逊国家的利益来谋取个人政治利益，”博索纳罗在推特上写道。
“巴西政府仍然愿意在客观数据和相互尊重的基础上进行对话，”他在第二篇文章中写道。“法国总统建议在七国集团(G7)中讨论亚马逊问题，不要让该地区的国家参与进来，这让人回想起21世纪不可接受的殖民主义心态。
博索纳罗还指出，马克龙使用了一个广泛共享的亚马逊森林火灾图像，这个图像已经有十多年的历史了，电报据报告的。
在网上争吵之后，马克龙指责博尔索纳罗在今年早些时候的G20峰会上对巴西在气候变化问题上的立场撒谎。因此，法国可能不会批准欧盟和南美洲贸易集团南方共同市场之间的贸易协定。
一位法国总统官员表示:“鉴于巴西在过去几周的态度，总统只能得出结论，波索那罗总统在大阪[G20峰会上对他撒了谎。”。据法新社报道。
这位官员补充说:“在这种情况下，法国将反对目前的南锥体共同市场与欧盟的[自由贸易协定。”
2019年8月16日，巴西总统贾伊尔·博尔索纳罗在巴西利亚的Planalto宫举行的国际青年节庆祝活动上发表演讲。
BRAZIL'S BOLSONARO FIRES BACK AT MACRON AFTER HE CALLED FOR AMAZON FIRES TO BE TOP OF G7 AGENDA: 'COLONIALIST MINDSET THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE'
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron, after the European leader called on world leaders to push the issue of fires in the Amazon rainforest to the top of the agenda ahead of the upcoming G7 summit.
Recently released figures from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed an 83 percent increase in fire outbreaks in Brazil in comparison to the same period in 2018, representing the highest number of blazes since the agency began collecting such data in 2013, Reuters reported.
In fact, INPE says it has identified more than 72,000 fires in Brazil between January and August this year—more than half of which occurred in the Amazon region. That's comfortably more than the roughly 40,000 recorded in the entirety of 2018.
Yesterday, Macron posted a tweet that described the fires as an "international crisis," as concern grew around the world over the apparent lack of concern shown by Bolsonaro and his administration.
"Our house is burning. Literally," Macron said in his tweet. "Members of the G7 Summit, let's discuss this emergency first order in two days!"
Bolsonaro subsequently responded to Macron by posting a tweet of his own scalding his French counterpart for what he described as a "sensationalist tone," The Guardian reported.
"I regret that president Macron seeks to take advantage of what is a domestic Brazilian issue and of other Amazonian countries for personal political gain," Bolsonaro tweeted.
"The Brazilian Government remains open to dialogue, based on objective data and mutual respect," he wrote in a second post. "The French president's suggestion that Amazonian matters be discussed at the G7 without the involvement of countries of the region recalls the colonialist mindset that is unacceptable in the 21st century.
Bolsonaro also pointed out that Macron had used a widely shared image of a fire in the Amazon that was more than a decade old, The Telegraph reported.
Following the online spat, Macron accused Bolsonaro of lying to him about Brazil's stance on climate change at the G20 summit earlier this year. As a result, France may not ratify a trade deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur.
"Given the attitude of Brazil over the last weeks, the president can only conclude that President Bolsonaro lied to him at the Osaka [G20] summit," a French presidential official said, according to AFP.
"Under these conditions, France will oppose the Mercosur [Free Trade Agreement with the EU] as it stands," the official added.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivers a speech during the International Youth Day celebration at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on August 16, 2019.
