The effects of fires in Brazil are increasingly being noted by the population, both in terms of the visual aspect of its cities and forest areas, and in terms of health, with respiratory complications due to poor air quality.
In September, for 5 days, the air in São Paulo was classified as having the worst quality on a global scale, according to data from the air quality monitoring system in major cities around the world. This situation is strongly linked to the serious situation of fire in our state, with an increase in the concentration of pollutants in the air, reaffirming the fact that when it comes to the environment, there are no borders or boundaries.
On a national level, the situation is making the country aware of the problem that is already beginning to have consequences for daily life, with an increase in illegal fires in the areas called Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon, transforming the so-called “flying rivers” into a means of transporting particulate substances to other states amid smoke.
