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(CNN) - Police in Rio de Janeiro said at least four men were involved in a Christmas Eve attack at the headquarters of a Brazilian comedy group after the release of a film depicting Jesus as gay, according to the state agency of news Agency Brazil.
The comedy group Porta dos Fundos stated in a Facebook post that Molotov cocktails were thrown at his building and that security personnel were able to control the fire.
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"There were no injuries despite the action of putting several innocent lives at risk," according to the statement. The authorities are investigating the video of a group that claims responsibility for the attack.
"The fact was not described as terrorism initially, but we did not rule out any hypothesis," police said in a statement.
Police are investigating whether the attack is related to "The First Temptation of Christ," which was produced by the group and was launched on Netflix earlier this month. The film represents Jesus as gay and is classified as black humor.
Since then, the film has caused outrage in Brazil, which is home to the largest Catholic population in the world.
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More than 2.3 million people have signed a petition on Change.org to remove the movie from the streaming service. The purpose of the petition is 3 million signatures. There are several other similar campaigns on the site as well.
President Jair Bolsonaro's son, Eduardo, is among those who have criticized the film, calling it "garbage" and saying that it "does not represent Brazilian society."
Porta dos Fundos, which describes itself as a comedy group dissatisfied with the "lack of creative freedom of Brazilian television," has more than 16 million subscribers on its YouTube channel.
Netflix, which describes the 46-minute film as a “Christmas special so inappropriate that it must be from the comedians of Porta dos Fundos,” has not responded to CNN's request for comments.
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