Climate activists urge investigation of Brazil’s Bolsonaro over Amazon policies

An area consumed by fire and cleared in Brazil (AP)

A group of climate lawyers have called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into Brazil’s president for possible crimes against humanity over his administration’s Amazon policies.

The AllRise group has filed a dossier with the global court alleging that Jair Bolsonaro’s administration is responsible for a “widespread attack on the Amazon, its dependants and its defenders” that affects the global population.