Brazil's President accuses DiCaprio of financing rainforest fires
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accused Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio of financing fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence.Jair Bolsonaro has long claimed that environmental groups are setting fires in the Amazon
Police have accused four members of a local fire brigade of deliberately setting fires to drum up donationsMr Bolsonaro appeared to be commenting on social media postings claiming the World Wildlife Fund had paid for images taken by volunteer firefighters that it then supposedly used to solicit donations, including an alleged $US500,000 contribution from DiCaprio.
"This Leonardo DiCaprio is a cool guy, right? Giving money to torch the Amazon," Mr Bolsonaro said on Friday during brief remarks in front of the presidential residence. The comment came on the back of a live-streamed webcast on Thursday when Mr Bolsonaro first attacked DiCaprio.
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