Masked men petrol bomb Brazilian HQ of Netflix stars who insinuate Jesus was gay in short film The First Temptation of Christ
- Three masked men are shown throwing petrol bombs at Porta dos Fundos’ office
- They targeted the building in Rio de Janeiro, they claim in a video of the attack
- No one was injured and fire was quickly extinguished by a security guard
Masked men have petrol bombed the HQ of a comedy group that insinuated Jesus was gay in a short film for Netflix.
The three men threw the flaming weapon at the backdoor of Porta dos Fundos’ headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, footage posted on social media shows.
No one was injured and Brazilian police are investigating. The group made short film, The First Temptation of Christ, which depicts Jesus returning home for his 30th birthday.
The three men threw the petrol bomb at the backdoor of the HQ of Porta dos Fundos’ office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pictured above is the damage caused
The group made short film The First Temptation of Christ which insinuates the religious figure is a gay man
In video from the attack a man with a digitally altered voice says the humorist group had been targeted.
He claims to speak for a group he calls the Command of Popular National Insurgence.
Writing on Twitter after the attack, Porta dos Fundos said ‘molotov cocktails’ were hurled at the building, and added CCTV of the attack had been made available to the authorities.
Brazilian police have said they will conduct an investigation. After the film was released, religious groups bristled with rage at the depiction.
No one was injured in the attack. Pictured above is a clip from the Netflix series
An online petition that was launched in Brazil called for the film to be banned and drew more than 2 million signatures.
Porta dos Fundos has stood firmly behind its production, stating: ‘The country will survive this torment of hatred, and love will prevail together with freedom of expression,’ they said.