Authorities in Brazil are investigating the cause of severe fires in the Amazon rainforest In Brazil, authorities are investigating the possible causes of fires in the Amazon rainforest, where the number of fires has increased in the last ten days, the AP news agency reports. "There is reason to believe that the fires were set on purpose," said Environment Protection Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco in an interview with the agency.

Authorities in Brazil are investigating the cause of severe fires in the Amazon rainforest In Brazil, authorities are investigating the possible causes of fires in the Amazon rainforest, where the number of fires has increased in the last ten days, the AP news agency reports. "There is reason to believe that the fires were set on purpose," said Environment Protection Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco in an interview with the agency.