The far-right leader posted the video — showing two men engaged in public sex acts — as a criticism of Carnival, which is detested by many Brazilian conservatives.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is under fire after tweeting a video showing two men engaged in public sex acts during the country's famous Carnival celebrations.There was a swift backlash, with one man telling the President he needed"medical help"Mr Bolsonaro's post included video of a Sao Paulo street party in which a man wearing a jockstrap touches himself sexually, then lowers his head while another man urinates on him.
The far-right President said he felt"uncomfortable" showing the video but he had to"expose the truth". "This is what many street parties in Brazil's Carnival have become. Comment and draw your conclusions," he said.Samba schools and street party organisers traditionally mock politicians during the revelry, and Mr Bolsonaro was one of the main targets of their mockery"You need medical help urgently," tweeted journalist Fabio Pannunzio, who said his six-year-old granddaughter and other children saw the post.
Others jumped to Mr Bolsonaro's defence, arguing children should not be allowed on Twitter and the President was simply showing how debased Carnival celebrations had become.
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