Leonardo DiCaprio has denied unsubstantiated claims that he helped fund non-profit groups that have been blamed for deliberately causing the Amazon forest fires.
Environmental groups have argued that Bolsonaro is responsible for the rise in forest fires in the Amazon due to his rollback on deforestation restrictions.
Giving money to set the Amazon on fire,” Bolsonaro said to supporters at the presidential residence on Friday 29 November.
“At this time of crisis for the Amazon, I support the people of Brazil working to save their natural and cultural heritage,” he wrote.