Brazil’s Bolsonaro tweets a lewd video, evoking outrage

By Marina Lopes

Published on The Washington Post

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted a sexually explicit video of a man touching himself late Tuesday night at a street party during Carnival, a nationwide festival known as the country’s biggest party.

The tweet, intended to draw outrage at how vulgar the holiday has become, quickly ignited a firestorm from critics who questioned the president’s judgment in sharing such a graphic video.

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