Two men were arrested by the Federal Police (PF) on Wednesday afternoon (11), in the city of Iranduba, metropolitan region of Manaus. According to the corporation, they were committing the crime of illegal burning in a section of the forest.
The arrests were made in the act and the two confessed not only to the crime committed yesterday, but admitted that they had carried out other illegal fires recently.
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With the prisoners, gallons of gasoline, matches and chainsaws were found. The arrests took place after the Amazonas PF opened an investigation to try to identify those responsible for the fires that have occurred in the Manaus region in recent days, causing the city’s air to have a high level of pollution.
Dry and poor air quality
The air quality in the city of Manaus, capital of Amazonas, has once again been seriously compromised due to smoke from the fires that have hit several parts of the state in recent weeks.
According to the Electronic Environmental Surveillance Service (Selva) platform, from the State University of Amazonas, air quality reached 191.4* concentration of fine inhalable particles at 2:55 pm on Wednesday (11). According to the measurement, the level is classified as “very bad” when it reaches 125.
The state of Amazonas is currently experiencing an environmental problem. In addition to the severe drought that affects the region, the fires have caused smoke to take over several cities in Amazonas, including the capital.
According to data from INPE, in the last two days, more than 500 fires were recorded throughout Amazonas. In the city of Autazes alone, which is just over 100 km from Manaus, there were more than 100 outbreaks. This represents more than 20% of the total statewide.
*Data from the Selva platform refer to fine inhalable particles (PM2.5), following the air quality measurement determination established by the National Environmental Council, in resolution 491/2018.
Source: CNN Brasil
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