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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a decoration ceremony of the Maua Merit Medal, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Norway suspended funding to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, created to fight deforestation in the country’s vast rainforest, a spokesperson for the Norwegian environment ministry said Thursday. The decision blocks the transfer of 300 million Krones (over $44 million) in financial aid to local projects in the Amazon, the ministry confirmed. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 15, 2009 file photo shows a deforested area near Novo Progresso in Brazil's northern state of Para. The Bolsonaro administration in Brazil has cancelled a United Nations climate change workshop to be held in the city of Salvador in August 2019, reaffirming its lack of interest in participating in international efforts to fight global warming. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

AP Explains: Brazil’s environmental changes under Bolsonaro

By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press