Brazil’s president claims DiCaprio paid for Amazon fires
by Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4VVTT)
Jair Bolsonaro falsely accuses actor of funding deliberate destruction of rainforest
Brazil's president has falsely accused the actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio of bankrolling the deliberate incineration of the Amazon rainforest.
Jair Bolsonaro - a populist nationalist who has vowed to drive environmental NGOs from Brazil - made the claim on Friday, reportedly telling supporters: "This Leonardo DiCaprio's a cool guy, isn't he? Giving money for the Amazon to be torched."
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