How Leonardo DiCaprio’s confrontation with Bolsonaro began. Why the Brazilian President accuses him and how the Hollywood star responds
It seems that the actor Leonardo DiCaprio and the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, are at loggerheads as the Hollywood star who is known to show special awareness on the issue of climate change, made a post on his personal Twitter account in which he talked about the deforestation of the Amazon forest in Brazil while a little later the president responded in an aggressive tone.
The actor tweeted the following:
“How widespread deforestation is in the Amazon, one of the most important places on our planet for people and wildlife. According to the map, the area has undergone heavy and illegal deforestation in the last 3 years, by an extractive industry.”
As soon as he published the above, Bolsonaro responded to the actor’s words by initially telling him that he is not the ideal person to talk about environmental protection as he himself travels on a yacht.
– You again, Leo? This way, you will become my best electoral cable, as we say in Brazil! I could tell you, again, to give up your yacht before lecturing the world, but I know progressives: you want to change the entire world but never yourselves, so I will let you off the hook. https://t.co/FxCnqhFv6D
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) July 28, 2022
“You again, Leo? This way you become my best “election wire”, as we say in Brazil. I’d tell you again, leave your yacht before you start teaching the world, but I know you progressives. You want to change the whole world, but not yourselves, so I’ll give it to you,” replied the Brazilian president.
Finally, the president also said that DiCaprio had funded volunteer firefighters to set fires in the Amazon rainforest in order to sell the footage to the World Wide Fund for Nature and then get donations from the public.
The “battle” had no end as the actor came out and defended himself with a post on Instagram.
“In this time of crisis for the Amazon, I support the people of Brazil who are working to save their natural and cultural heritage. They are an amazing, moving and humbling example of the commitment and passion required to save the environment.
The future of these irreplaceable ecosystems is at stake and I am proud to stand with the groups protecting them. We do not fund the organizations targeted. I remain committed to supporting Brazil’s indigenous communities, local governments, scientists, educators and the general public who work tirelessly to protect the Amazon for the future of all Brazilians,” the actor wrote.
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