People News Roundup: Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence


Reuters | Updated: 01-12-2019 10:45 IST | Created: 01-12-2019 10:29 IST
People News Roundup: Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence
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Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader's latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern. Bolsonaro appeared to be commenting on social media postings claiming that the environmental organization the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) had paid for images taken by volunteer firefighters that it then supposedly used to solicit donations, including a $500,000 contribution from DiCaprio.

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