“We are victims of one of the most brutal disinformation campaigns about the Amazon and the Pantanal wetlands,” Bolsonaro said. "The Brazilian Amazon is well known to be very rich. They said deforestation is making it “increasingly difficult” for businesses and investors in Brazil to fulfill their environmental, social and governance criteria. Bolsonaro came to office in 2019 promising to open more of the Amazon to development such as farming and mining. Brazil has confirmed 4.6 million coronavirus cases, the third most in the world, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Source: ABC News September 22, 2020 15:14 UTC