Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio

Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claims that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rain-forest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern.

December 1, 2019
December 1, 2019

Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claims that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rain-forest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern.