Leonardo DiCaprio denies Brazil president's claim he funded Amazon fire

[TomSea]

FWIW, I think the accusation is beyond ridiculous.

Leonardo DiCaprio denies Brazil president's claim he funded Amazon fire
Rachel Frazin

Leonardo DiCaprio has denied a claim by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro without evidence that the actor and environmentalist was funding fires in the Amazon rainforest.

Bolosnaro's claim follows social media posts alleging that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) had paid for photos of forest fires in the Amazon from volunteer firefighters and then used the photos to solicit donations, including from DiCaprio, according to Reuters.

"The future of these irreplaceable ecosystems is at stake and I am proud to stand with the groups protecting them," DiCaprio said of the Amazon rainforest in a statement posted to Instagram on Saturday. "While worthy of support, we did not fund the organizations targeted."

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Is the accusation about actually funding the fires ? Or just about using photos of the fire to fundraise which would at least not sound crazy.

[sneakypete]

FWIW, I think the accusation is beyond ridiculous.


Is the accusation about actually funding the fires ? Or just about using photos of the fire to fundraise which would at least not sound crazy.

@TomSea

I dunno,but what I DO know is that I would like to see someone in a position of authority investigate where the funds these people collect go,and how much of them are skimming off for "administrative costs".

[Elderberry]

Who is paying for the fires in the Amazon?

Electroverse by Poppalloff 12/1/2019

https://electroverse.net/who-is-paying-for-the-fires-in-the-amazon/

Four firefighters operating in Alter do Chao, an administrative district of the city of Santarém, located in the northern Amazonian state of Para, are suspected of setting the fires that were so widely publicized across global media in September of this year.

Police suspect that the arson was aimed at generating donations to the volunteer fire force.

The arrested officers have been shown to have connections with “Saude & Alegria” (Health and Joy) an organization praised for its work in the Amazon. Further investigations at the organisation’s headquarters unearthed signed contracts with the “WWF” (World Wildlife Fund) to sell 40 images of the fires for R$70,000. The same images that are said to have motivated the actor Leonardo DiCaprio to donated U$500,000 to help fight the fires in the region.

Police said the firemen had “privileged information and images of the fires” that were suspicious.

“They filmed, published and then were called on by the government to help control the same fires that they caused,” Jose Humberto Melo Jr., an officer involved in the raid, said in a written statement.

“They always claimed to be surprised upon arriving at the scene, but there was no other logical possibility.”

The fires raged for nearly a week before finally being extinguished.

Located on the banks of the river Tapajos, Alter do Chao is one of the top tourist destinations in the region. The local DA confirmed that the fires originated in a preservation area that has been in the sights of both ranchers and developers for years but refused to comment further before their investigations are complete.

More at link.

[TomSea]

Very informative, good post. That puts a bit of a different light on things. @Elderberry

[sneakypete]

Who is paying for the fires in the Amazon?

Four firefighters operating in Alter do Chao, an administrative district of the city of Santarém, located in the northern Amazonian state of Para, are suspected of setting the fires that were so widely publicized across global media in September of this year.

https://electroverse.net/who-is-paying-for-the-fires-in-the-amazon/

@Elderberry

If true and found guilty,they should be executed.