a duvet in brazil

On Saturday, in Campo Grando, Mato Grosso do Sul, a man called Francisco Anselmo de Barros wrapped himself up in a duvet and set fire to the duvet. His action took his fellow protestors by surprise. They were campaiging against the construction of alcohol factories in the Pantanal. In a note he had written: 'Who knows if this isn't the only way to stop this? The boat is sinking.' He is still alive, in hospital with 100% burns, but the doctors say he is unlikely to survive.