Brazil's President Blames Leonardo DiCaprio Donations for Amazon Fires

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


BY ASSOCIATED PRESS 1:13 PM EST

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is blaming actor Leonardo DiCaprio for making donations to nonprofit organizations that he claims are behind some of the fires in the Amazon rainforest.

Bolsonaro told supporters Friday: “DiCaprio is a cool guy, isn’t he? Giving money to set the Amazon on fire.”

DiCaprio’s environmental organization has pledged $5 million to help protect the Amazon after fires destroyed large parts of the rainforest in July and August.

Boslonaro’s comments follow a police raid at the headquarters of two nonprofit groups in the Amazonian state of Para.


Read more: https://time.com/5741738/brazil-president-leonardo-dicaprio-amazon-fire/

[dhill926]

1. he's obviously learned from agent orange....

fucking asshole...

[Talitha]

2. Dump will say "They should have raked the jungle!"

[sakabatou]

3. *facepalm*

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Lying should be criminalized

And lying from positions of power should earn the death penalty.

[Evolve Dammit]

5. To what degree he has been influenced by Orange Julius, I do not know, but

He has followed a strikingly similar rhetoric and model. As have others. That is precisely why the danger Drumpf poses to our republic and the entire world is so dire and must be countered at every turn.

[sandensea]

6. Well, Bannon was in fact one of his campaign advisers

He probably still advises Bolsonazi as president - though probably under the table to avoid scandal.

Millions of Brazilian taxpayer dollars (or reais) have been spent I bet.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Bannon! That's interesting, in a bad way! So creepy to hear, but it fits these people. Wow. n/t

[sandensea]

8. Bolsonazi was no doubt referred to him by Cheeto and/or Bibi

It's no secret Nutty yahoo had an oar in the Brazilian election as well.

Brazil's Workers' Party, as you know, were among the most prominent supporters of Palestinian rights in the third world.

The idea of having Brazil, a nation of 215 million, once again become a critical voice against Isreali ethnic cleansing must have irked Bibi to no end.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. He's been a pretty disgusting fascist all on his own, throughout his career. No help

needed in that regard.