Brazil’s ‘gay Jesus’ comedy troupe have their offices attacked

The Rio De Janeiro offices of Brazil’s comedy collective, Porta dos Fundos, were attacked on Christmas Eve by masked men with Molotov cocktails.

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The individuals, wearing ski masks, threw the firebombs at the back door of the offices. A security man spotted what had happened and was able to quickly put out the fire without any serious damage taking place.

Porta dos Fundos have faced widespread criticism in Brazil for making a 46-minute comedy movie for Netflix, The First Temptation of Christ. In it, Jesus is shown returning home on his 30th birthday and introducing his boyfriend to his family. The humorous movie debuted on Netflix three weeks ago.

A petition in the country condemning the movie and calling for it to be banned has gained 2million signatures. Brazil has a large Catholic population and a growing number of evangelical churches.

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Following the incident, a group posted a video to social media claiming responsibility for the attack.

In the video (now removed from YouTube and other sites), a person with a digitally-altered voice says the group was targetted because of the ‘blasphemous’ Jesus movie. They claim they and their colleagues are part of the Popular Nationalist Insurgency Command of the Large Brazilian Integralist Family.

The video also features imagery used by another rightwing, traditionalist group, the Brazilian Integralist Front. However, that group has denied any involvement in the incident, leaving authorities questioning whether the perpetrators are really with the group they claim to represent.

Following the attack, Porta dos Fundos took to Twitter to say….

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