Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government, despite public outcry and international pressure, refuses to take action and in fact has weakened its own environmental protection agency, announcing an amnesty for slash-and-burn tactics. With the Amazon forest turning into a carbon source, weather cycles of the earth, and its future, lie in balance.br br #amazonforest #carbonsource #slashandburnbr br Mongabay.combr More than 250 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, despite Brazil’s ban; Liz Kimbrough; August 3, 2021br Brazil’s Amazon is now a carbon source, unprecedented study reveals; Liz Kimbrough on 14 July 2021br br Reutersbr Brazil bans fires, redeploys military to protect Amazon rainforest; Jake Spring & Ricardo Brito, June 29, 2021br Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surges 67 in May as Bolsonaro pledges fall flat; June 21, 2021 Jake Springbr br br BBCbr Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before? Jack Goodman & Christopher Giles, Aug 29, 2020br br The Guardianbr Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade; Oct 1, 2020br br The Printbr The Amazon is burning in 2020 again.