Mark Ruffalo shows his support for Gustavo Petro: "That is precisely the kind of leadership humanity needs"

Actor Mark Ruffalo showed his support for Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, for protecting the Amazon rainforest. In a message posted on X, (formerly Twitter), the performer who rose to fame after playing Bruce Banner / Hulk in several of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, assured that Petro is exercising "the kind of leadership humanity needs from you":

The publication was not originally addressed to Gustavo Petro, but to Brazilian President Lula Da Silva. A man who, Ruffalo assured, is "one of my heroes." However, he also criticized the decisions made by the president during the Amazon Summit entitled 'United for our Forests':

Mark Ruffalo critical of Da Silva's environmental policy

In fact, the praise for Gustavo Petro was not casual. The actor used this as an example to assure that Lula Da Silva's government could show more concern for the environment and, thus, protect the entire Amazon Rainforest, a cause for which he has already shown concern on several occasions:

Colombian president Gustavo Petro has been immersed in a corruption scandal in recent days, due to the alleged illegal financing of his electoral campaign by drug traffickers, according to the president's own son.