Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he claimed are partly responsible for fires in the Amazon this year. 9News
Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he claimed are partly responsible for fires in the Amazon this year.
"DiCaprio is a cool guy, isn't he? Giving money to set the Amazon on fire," the president said to supporters in Brasilia. Mr Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Ricardo Salles are promoting development in some protected natural areas, even as intentional fires and deforestation in the Amazon have reached levels not seen in a decade.
Mr DiCaprio's environmental organisation Earth Alliance has pledged US$5 million to help protect the Amazon after a surge in fires destroyed large parts of the rainforest in July and August.Some members of Mr Bolsonaro's administration argue that civil society groups and environmental laws hinder economic development in the region.
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