Netflix told the Associated Press it would not comment on the ruling. Porta dos Fundos also declined to comment on the judge’s decision, which contradicted an earlier decision rejecting censorship of the programme. The ruling is valid until another court orders otherwise.
Abicair said the programme’s withdrawal “is beneficial not only to the Christian community, but to Brazilian society which is mostly Christian”.
The ruling comes at a time when Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused of waging a “cultural war,” cutting funding for arts projects that “challenge Christian values” and inveighing against flamboyant carnival celebrations. The president’s son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, had called the film “garbage” and said the film-makers “do not represent Brazilian society”.
The First Temptation of Christ depicts Jesus returning home on his 30th birthday and implies he is gay. Religious groups bristled at the depiction. The creators of the film have defended it as legitimate freedom of expression.
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