Earlier this week five volunteer firefighters were arrested for setting fires in the Amazon. The men were part of the Alter do Chão brigade, which helped battle huge fires this year in the northern Pará state.

According to the BBC, the firefighters were arrested after police raids on the offices of Projeto Saúde e Alegria (PSA), or Health and Happiness Project. Brazilian officials raided the headquarters of the PSA and took computers and documents.

President Jair Bolsonaro later accused the NGO and activist actor Leonardo DiCaprio of paying to burn the Amazon!

The left is outraged over the accusations.

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2 days ago, police arrested 5 men from an "ecological" NGO for setting #AmazonFires & then taking photos it sold to WWF#LeonardoDiCaprio provided 500 000$ to buy the photos Remember what Pres. #Bolsonaro said during the fires? "NGOs & suspicious ppl with cameras"@Jouberth19 pic.twitter.com/smpAKWvyFi — BasedPoland (@BasedPoland) November 30, 2019

Veja.abril.com reported on the arrests earlier this week.

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