The far-right president tweeted a pornographic clip, sparking ridicule. 9News
"You need medical help urgently," tweeted journalist Fabio Pannunzio, who said his six-year-old granddaughter and other children saw the post.
"The left that shows butts and breasts in the streets, that uses religious symbols for profane acts in the public square, that supports expositions with naked adults for children to touch are now 'shocked' by the video shared by the president," tweeted Joice Hasselmann, a leading congresswoman in Mr Bolsonaro's party.
While such comments always draw sharp criticism, they also garner Mr Bolsonaro attention and feed his narrative as being somebody unencumbered by political correctness. Brazil's Carnival is famed for an anything-goes atmosphere, and Sao Paulo alone had more than 500 street parties, called "blocos," during Carnival. Many such parties nationwide involve heavy drinking, dancing and people in scant clothing.
Multiple street parties also had songs against Mr Bolsonaro, including one that called him a "vigilante." In the north-eastern city of Olinda, a giant puppet of the president was booed and stoned.
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