A soccer match in Brazil was interrupted as heavy smoke from a nearby wildfire drifted over the stadium.
A senior government official said Brazil would reject the $22 million G-7 countries promised to help fight the wildfires raging in the Amazon.
Lorenzoni also made a dig at France's President Emmanuel Macron, suggesting he could not stop a"predictable" fire in a church, in reference to the fire that decimated Notre Dame Cathedral in April. This comes after Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles indicated that Brazil would welcome aid from G-7 nations in an interview with reporters in São Paulo on Monday, according to Reuters.
As well as the G-7's $22 million, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government would be providing an additional $12.2 million, with Canada also pledging an extra $11 million to help combat the Amazon forest fires. This would bring the total aid package up to $40 million.
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