Brazil's Bolsonaro slammed for tweeting obscene carnival video

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was at the centre of a firestorm of criticism Wednesday after tweeting obscene footage that he said was proof the country's famously lurid carnival is out of control.

The new president, frequently criticised for remarks disparaging women, gays and blacks, posted footage of a man urinating on another man's head, as a way of denouncing what he sees as moral degeneracy in the country.

"I don’t feel comfortable showing it, but we have to expose the truth so the population can be aware and always set their priorities. This is what many street carnival groups have become in Brazil," the president told his 3.4 million Twitter followers.

The video quickly racked up 2.43 million views after the former army officer posted it, widening divisions in the already split population.

One of the main hashtags trending on Twitter was #ImpeachmentBolsonaro, while another was #BolsonaroTemRazao, or "Bolsonaro is right". A third top hashtag was #goldenshowerpresident.

In the 40-second clip, which Brazilian media said was filmed on Monday during the carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, three men can be seen dancing on top of a bus stop.

One of the men,...