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Bolsonaro: We are experiencing biggest hydrological crisis in Brazil history

By Arkady Petrov · June 4, 2021 · 1 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday, June 3, said during a stream on his social networks that Brazil is experiencing the biggest hydrological crisis in its history. “There is no record of such a long time with no rain in Brazil,” said the president.

“Brazil has a huge potential,” said the president, arguing that Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Marcos Pontes, has been working to find solutions for the area

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Commenting on the crisis, the president mentioned the use of solar roofs and other ways to store energy as alternatives for dealing with the energy issue in the country. “Brazil has a huge potential,” said the president, arguing that Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Marcos Pontes, has been working to find solutions for the area.

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