A Brazilian team will carry out a humanitarian mission in Canada to fight against the forest fires that have hit the country since March. The decree was published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOU) this Wednesday (07/19) and signed by the Vice President and Acting President, Geraldo Alckmin.

The National Force will send 21 agents to Canadian territory and 104 other specialists will work in the most affected forests. The Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for the coordination of humanitarian aid.

The period scheduled for the mission begins this Friday (21) and runs until August 24. The Brazilians will be sent to four Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

The professional mission of the following organizations is part of:

Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA)

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBIO)

National Secretariat for Protection and Civil Defense of the Ministry of Integration and Territorial Development (MIDR)

National Public Security Force (FNSP)

Minas Gerais State Military Firefighters

State of Ceará Military Firefighters

Paraná State Military Firefighters

Military Firefighters of the State of Goiás

Tocantins State Military Firefighters

Rio de Janeiro State Military Firefighters

Pernambuco Military Firefighters

Bahia Military Firefighters

Paraíba Military Firefighters

Rio Grande do Sul State Military Firefighters

Federal District Military Fire Brigade

Maranhão State Military Firefighters:

São Paulo State Military Police Firefighters

Acre State Military Fire Department

Espírito Santo State Military Firefighters

Santa Catarina State Military Fire Department

Mato Grosso military firefighters

Rondônia State Military Firefighters

The Ministries of Defence, Transport and Finance cooperate in the organization of the mission, in addition to the National Council of Military Firefighters of Brazil (Ligabom).