Merkel: We're going to discuss with Brazil about the Amazon deforestations.

Of course, this is Brazilian territory, but these are rain forests and this is a global issue. The waters of our entire Earth are threatened, so we must find common solutions”, Merkel said.

At the G7 summit in Biarrriz, Merkel and France's President Emmanuel Macron spoke to the president of Chile, while the German Chancellor said they were offering “all possible logistical and other” assistance to be organised by the EU.

Merkel also added that Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is investing “significant forces” in the fighting of fires.