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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is taking aim atLeonardo DiCaprio.
The politician, 67, called out DiCaprio, 47, while speaking with supporters who were in front of Brazil’s official presidential residence, the Alvorada Palace, on Tuesday, days after the actor urged young voters to participate in the country’s upcoming election,CNNreported.
DiCaprio previously wrote in atweetlate last month that “youth voting is key in driving change for a healthy planet.”
In response, Bolsonaro said, per the outlet, “Now, DiCaprio has to know that it was the very president of the World Trade Organization who said that without Brazilian agribusiness, the world would be hungry.” He added: “So, DiCaprio better keep his mouth shut instead of talking nonsense.”
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In April, DiCaprio shared a series of tweets urging young Brazilians to register to vote in this year’s upcoming elections, which are taking place in October.
“Brazil is home to the Amazon and other ecosystems critical to climate change,” he wrote in one tweet. “What happens there matters to us all, and youth voting is key in driving change for a healthy planet.”
Bolsonaro laterquote-tweetedDiCaprio’s message, writing, “Thanks for your support, Leo! It’s really important to have every Brazilian voting in the coming elections.”
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DiCaprio is a known active environmental and climate activist and climate activist who founded theLeonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
The organization “is dedicated to the long-term health and wellbeing of all Earth’s inhabitants,” per its website, and supports “innovative projects that protect vulnerable wildlife from extinction, while restoring balance to threatened ecosystems and communities” through partnerships.
The Amazon Rainforest — the world’s largest — has steadily suffered since Bolsonaro took office in 2019. CNN said that the politician has “weakened environmental protections, arguing that they hinder economic development that could reduce poverty in the Amazon region.”
source: people.com
