Bolsonaro Faces <br />Accusations of, Crimes Against <br />Humanity.<br />President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro is accused of crimes against humanity for his hand in the decimation of the Amazon Rainforest. .<br />AllRise, a non-profit organization specializing in environmental law, has filed the official complaint at the International Criminal Court at The Hague.<br />The complaint alleges that Bolsonaro's destruction of the Amazon is directly <br />linked to decreasing quality of life <br /> and death in the region. .<br />Three other complaints have been filed by indigenous groups against Bolsonaro at the ICC since 2016. .<br />This complaint is the first to highlight <br />the link between deforestation and global quality of life.<br />The Bolsonaro administration is accused of stoking fear and creating division among his constituents in Brazil. .<br />His several smear campaigns have resulted in violence and the murder of environmentalists <br />who opposed his policies.<br />It is said that the administration is responsible for 1,500 square miles <br /> of lost rainforest each year.<br />Deforestation rates in the Amazon have increased <br />as much as 88% since January 2019.<br />It is estimated that Bolsonaro’s rampant deforestation could cause over 180,000 excess heat-related deaths globally this century
