Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonarohe asked the actor this Tuesday Leonardo DiCaprio to remain silent and avoid saying nonsense about environmental preservation in Brazil, when responding to the repeated criticism of the American actor to the questioned environmental policy of the far-right leader.
Bolsonarowho since taking office has defended measures to allow the economic and mining exploitation of the Amazon and restrict indigenous reserves, stated that DiCaprio He makes unfounded criticism and ignores the importance of Brazil using its land to produce food for the whole world.
“DiCaprio has to know that the director of the WTO (World Trade Organization) assures that, without Brazilian food production, the world would starve. So it is better that you keep your mouth shut instead of talking nonsense out there, “said the head of state of Brazil in a conversation with a group of supporters in Brasilia.
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“It is useless to publish lying videos saying that the Amazon is on fire and that this is going to change the climate in the world, that it does not work. especially if DiCaprio publishes a photograph from 20 years ago,” added the president, reiterating that an image of a forest fire used by the American actor in his messages on social networks is from 2003, before his government.
In the conversation with his sympathizers in front of the Alvorada Palaceresidence of the Brazilian Presidencythe far-right leader affirmed that Brazil is not only a world example in food production, but also in environmental preservation.
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DiCaprio is a longtime critic of the environmental policies of Bolsonaro and frequently addresses the issue on social media, especially when posting messages about the seriousness of climate change. This is the second time in a week that the president of Brazil responds to criticism DiCaprio.
Last week he reacted ironically to a message in which the American actor asked young Brazilians to vote in favor of the Amazon in the presidential elections next October in Brazil, in which Bolsonaro will try for re-election.
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“Brazil is home to the Amazon and other critical ecosystems for climate change. What happens there matters to all of us and the vote of young people is key to driving change for a healthy planet, ”DiCaprio stated in his message.
“Thank you for your support Leo! It is very important that all Brazilians vote in the next elections. Our people will decide if they want to maintain our sovereignty over the Amazon or be governed by thieves who serve foreign interests, “replied the president in a message on his Twitter account.
In 2019, when the largest tropical forest on the planet suffered the worst fires in recent years, the head of state accused DiCaprio, without evidence, of financing non-governmental organizations and environmental activists, who, in his opinion, were behind the fires in the ecosystem.
Since Bolsonaro came to power, in 2019, deforestation rates have skyrocketed in the world’s largest rainforest. In the first quarter of this year, deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon reached a new record, with 941 square kilometers of forest destroyed, according to official estimates.
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