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Brazil's President Blames Leonardo DiCaprio Donations for Amazon Fires
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.
More:
https://time.com/5741738/brazil-president-leonardo-dicaprio-amazon-fire/
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142401851