Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro caused quite a stir on social media after he tweeted a video of a rather shocking scene which apparently took place during the recent Carnival of São Paulo.
The video (WARNING: The following video is graphic and may offend sensibilities) tweeted by the president features a man dancing in front of a crowd after inserting a finger into his own rectum, followed by another reveller seemingly urinating on his head.
"I don't feel comfortable showing it, but we have to expose the truth so the population are aware of their priorities. This is what Brazilian carnival street parties have turned into," Bolsonaro tweeted.
A few hours after tweeting the footage, the president also inquired about the meaning of the phrase "golden shower".
O que é golden shower?
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) 6 марта 2019 г.
Bolsonaro’s tweet evoked a wave of outrage among social media users who were quick to call him out on this move.
"Bolsonaro, my six-year-old granddaughter became aware of this scene on her twitter. She and other millions of children whose parents follow him. I want to see how the President of the Republic will explain what they saw. You urgently need medical treatment."
Bolsonaro, a minha neta de seis anos tomou conhecimento dessa cena no seu twitter. Ela e outros milhoes de crianças cujos pais o seguem. Quero ver como o Presidente da República vai explicar o que elas viram. Você precisa de tratamento médico com urgência.
— Blog do Pannunzio (@blogdopannunzio) 6 марта 2019 г.
"Thank you Mr. President for helping to show people how you really are an idiot."
Obrigado Sr presidente por ajudar a mostrar ao povo como você é realmente um idiota.
— Joao Castelo-Branco (@j_castelobranco) 6 марта 2019 г.
"NO ONE is finding this beautiful or normal, but the point is that it is PATHETIC and totally inappropriate a PRESIDENT to post this, even more pretending that this is common in Carnival because it is not. You are passing the rest of the world that Brazil is a zoo."
NINGUÉM tá achando isso bonito ou normal, mas a questão é que é PATÉTICO e totalmente inadequado um PRESIDENTE postar isso, ainda mais fingindo que isso é comum no Carnaval porque não é. você tá passando pro resto do mundo que o Brasil é um zoologico.
— melzinho de feira (@nicolekkkkkkk) 6 марта 2019 г.
Um.
— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) 6 марта 2019 г.
Bolsonaro tweets: "What is a golden shower?"
Is he okay? https://t.co/iFD1XVaj2R
As Folha de Sao Paolo newspaper notes, some even started speculating whether Bolsonaro’s tweet may serve as grounds for his impeachment as the law 1.079 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution lists "conduct in a manner incompatible with the dignity, honor and decorum of the post" as one of the reasons which may get a president impeached.
"Look, President, what is the impropriety that you call it?"
Olha aí, Presidente: improbidade que chama? pic.twitter.com/dj9wTLtCAe
— Mara Telles (@MaraTellesReal) 6 марта 2019 г.
All I’m saying is that if Bolsonaro gets impeached for tweeting a video of a golden shower, it would be poetic justice. #ImpeachmentdeBolsonaro #PresidenteGoldenShower
— Eliza Williamson (@kelizaw) 6 марта 2019 г.
