Rio de Janeiro – Jewish organizations in Brazil are outraged after a popular podcast presenter said the country should recognize a Nazi party by law.
Bruno Aiub, who goes by the name of Monark on social media, made the comments on an episode of his Flow podcast, which has millions of YouTube subscribers, that aired on Monday.
He was in conversation with parliament members Tabata Amaral and Kim Kataguiri. Amaral pushed back, saying that “freedom of expression ends when your expression puts another’s life at risk,” and she said that Nazism puts the Jewish population at risk.
Monark defended his stance, adding on to his previous statement that he believes “if someone wants to be anti-Jew, they should have the right to be.”
Later in the episode, Kataguiri added fuel to the fire, saying he was against the criminalization of Nazism in Germany.
Monark posted an apology video on Twitter on Tuesday, claiming that he was very drunk and that he hopes people will be understanding. He didn’t seek an apology for the idea, rather what he said was the insensitive way he presented it.
His podcast studio took down the episode and cut ties with him.
