BRASILIA—Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, as the government mounts preventative measures before the dry season and high forest fire risk sets in.
The armed forces, alongside environmental officials, police, and other government agencies, began with an operation in a national forest in Rondonia state, near the Bolivian border, Vice President Hamilton Mourão said at a news conference.
