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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil’s far right pilloried for Madonna outrage after figures spotted at concert

woman performs on stage surrounded by dancers in punky outfits
A Bolsonaro-supporting senator blamed his Madonna-adoring wife for making him attend the concert. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

For conservative supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, Madonna’s recent mega show in Rio had seemed the perfect opportunity to score points against what they see as the ungodly and morally degenerate left.

After the Queen of Pop threw the biggest concert of her 40-year career on Copacabana beach on Saturday, one far-right congressman called the singer a “satanist”. Another reprehended the “immoral acts” that had unfolded on stage during the sexually charged event and called Madonna’s performance “an affront to Brazilian laws”.

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