Government dismisses TD's call for sanctions against Brazil

Fianna Fáil's Jim O'Callaghan said the'horrific videos of the burning of the rainforest should revolt us all'. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Government has dismissed calls from one of its own TDs to press for sanctions on Brazil over the destruction of the rainforest.

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan has hit out at "eco vandalism" carried out by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and has called on his party and the Government to lobby for imposing economic sanctions on the South American country.