Bolsonaro said the agency should coordinate such reports with higher officials in the administration, which supports loosening regulations on use of the Amazon. "But to publish them in one simple way, as it was done, leaves Brazil in a complicated situation," the far-right president told the G1 news site. Agency head Ricard Galvao disputed both points in an interview published Saturday by the newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo. Galvao said it was offensive to suggest the data are manipulated, noting the numbers are made public and published in international scientific journals. "I never had any relationship with any non-governmental organization.

Source: ABC News July 21, 2019 21:32 UTC