The Minister of Defense, confirmed to the CNN that the Armed Forces will respond to the request for reinforcement for .
Last week, the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, to combat fires across the country.
The Ministry of Defense is now evaluating how many officers and planes can be made available to the Environment.
“The Defense is at your disposal,” Múcio told CNN.
At the moment, it uses ten helicopters, thirteen planes and one hundred firefighters against fires.
The contribution of officers and aircraft would be for operations in remote areas, such as the Xingu Complex, in the south of Amazonas and in the east of Pará.
This week, the federal government is expected to issue a new provisional measure worth around R$500 million to reinforce the fight against fires.
