Brazilian troops have begun a major operation aimed at putting out a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest.
The government has promised to relax its strict austerity policies and release extra funds for the emergency.
Official figures show more than 78,000 forest fires have been recorded in Brazil so far this year - most of them in the Amazon region.
RNZ correspondent in Rio de Janiero Alexandre Tortoriello spoke to Corin Dann.
