As fires continue to burn in the amazon rainforest, brazils military chief says his government is in talks with four countries offering help chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, but now sparse land, a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people i
Is the process of becoming a british citizen too complicated and costly . Thats the question a Cross Party Group of mps is asking, as the government reviews how the process works. Currently, people hoping to become uk nationals have to pass a test about life in the uk but is it too difficult . Our home editor mark easton has been to wakefield to find out. God save our gracious queen. Around 150,000 foreigners are turned into british citizens every year, often at a ceremonies like this one in wakefield. But becoming british takes at least six years and, typically, can cost between £5,000 and £10,000, making it among the most laborious and expensive in the world. I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. The home office even charges an extra fiver to take the oath . To her majesty the queen, elizabeth ii. The government is reviewing parts of the citizenship process so a good time to ask, how difficult should it be to become british . What does a good british citizen look like . And
Chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80 thousand fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, but now sparse land, a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people is increasing with every day of Jair Bolsonaros presidency. Translation if the president continues with his policies, he will diminish In
President bolsonaros approach to fighting the fires in the amazon is not his only policy under scrutiny. He has made little secret of his uncompromising stance on crime saying this month that criminals will die in the streets like cockroaches. Statistics suggest that drug seizures are up and homicides down. But Campaign Groups say a consequence has been people dying at the hands of the police. Notjust in the crossfire, but they say in direct attacks. Hugo bachega reports from rio. Shouting. Another desperate mother in rio, another body lying on the ground. The blame again falls on the police. Jean rodrigo was a popular jujitsu coach. He was arriving at the project where he gave free classes to youngsters when he was killed by a shot to the head. Translation you think a lot of things. Was it because he was black, was at the entrance to a favela . He was a law abiding citizen. So why did they shoot him . This is alemao, where jean rodrigo died in may. Its one of rios largest favelas. Pla
As fires continue to burn in the amazon rainforest, brazils military chief says his government is in talks with four countries offering help chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, the now sparse land a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees, and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people i