Makers of ‘gay Jesus’ Netflix special targeted in Christmas Eve firebomb attack in Brazil
- Far-right religious group claims responsibility for hurling Molotov cocktails at comedy troupe’s offices
- Titled ‘The First Temptation of Christ’, show depicts Jesus as young man bringing boyfriend home to meet Holy Family
A Christmas Eve firebomb attack on offices of a comedy troupe that produced a “gay Jesus” Netflix special is being investigated as an attempted homicide, police said on Thursday, a day after a shadowy group claimed responsibility in a video that included a far-right religious statement.
A group identifying itself as “Popular Nationalist Insurgency Command of the Large Brazilian Integralist Family” said in a video circulated on social media late on Christmas Day that it carried out the attack on the headquarters of the Porta dos Fundos comedy group in Rio de Janeiro.
The men in the video wore masks, and the group does not list the identities of any leaders or members.
The video showed masked men throwing Molotov cocktails and reading a statement against the 46-minute comedy that Netflix released three weeks ago.
Titled The First Temptation of Christ, the programme depicts Jesus as a young man bringing home a boyfriend to meet the Holy Family. Around 2 million people petitioned the streaming service to remove the show, saying it offended Christians.