The president of Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order that allows streaming service Netflix to continue exhibiting a satirical film depicting Jesus as a gay man and reaffirmed Brazilians' right to free speech.
"It is not to be assumed that a humorous satire has the magic power to undermine the values of the Christian faith, whose existence goes back more than two thousand years," Supreme Court President José Antonio Dias Toffoli wrote in his decision.
Still, the Rio judge's ruling has revived scrutiny on what his critics call censorship under the far-right government of President Jair Bolsonaro. His administration has vowed to fight "cultural Marxism" and openly supports Christian values. Several shows, plays and conferences have been canceled since Bolsonaro took office just over one year ago.
In its complaint filed to the Supreme Court, Netflix's lawyers argued that the judge's decision amounts to censorship and has an impact "equivalent to that of the bomb used in the terrorist attack against the headquarters" of the comedy group. "It silences by means of fear and intimidation." "Any form of censorship or threat to this hard-won freedom is a setback and cannot be accepted by society," said Santa Cruz, who has clashed with Bolsonaro in the past.
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