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(CNN Spanish) - A judge from Rio de Janeiro issued a court order on Wednesday for producer Porta dos Fundos and Netflix to withdraw the comedy depicting Jesus as gay.
The judicial measure, according to a statement from the Court, was granted at the request of the Don Bosco Association of Faith and Culture.
"It seems to me, therefore, more adequate and beneficial, not only for the Christian community, but for Brazilian society, mostly Christian, until the merit of the appeal is judged, resorting to caution to calm the spirits" , Judge Benedict Abicair, of the Sixth Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, decided.
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In any case, it does not specify whether the measure, which can be appealed, would only affect Netflix users in Brazil.
In December, the Police of Rio de Janeiro reported an attack on Christmas Eve against the headquarters of the production company Porta dos Fundos, which had launched on Netflix The first temptation of Christ at the beginning of the month.
In satire, upon his return from the desert, the messiah came home with a special friend with whom he shared a season in the desert.
The film caused outrage in many sectors of Brazil, which is home to the largest Catholic population in the world. Even more than 2.3 million signatures were registered with Change.org to remove the movie from the streaming platform.
The cofounder of Porta dos Fundos Fábio Porchat described the protests as "homophobic" in statements to Variety magazine and last month in a statement sent to CNN they affirmed: "We firmly believe that freedom of expression not only concerns artistic freedom, but it is essential for a country with a flourishing democracy. ”
In a statement sent to CNN on Thursday, Porta dos Fundos said it has not yet been notified of the judge's measure.
CNN has contacted Netflix and is waiting for an answer.
- Alessandra Castelli collaborated with this report.
