It was in August that Brazil's right-wing conservative president Jair Bolsonaro announced that state film support would be withdrawn for films and television programs with LGBT content. Bolsonaro, who calls himself "proudly homophobic", thinks that the support for LGBTQ films is "a waste of money", something the Culture News has previously reported.

Be able to "recite 200 Bible verses"

Since Bolsonaro took office as president, he has repeatedly criticized Brazil's state film institute Ancine, which supports several film projects and is responsible for growing the country's film industry. Bolsonaro has said, among other things, that Ancine should support projects that reflect "family values" and that erotic films like A Brazilian Call Girls' confessions from 2011 should not receive support, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

Says Ancine's manager

Now it is clear that Bolsonaro is deposing Christian de Castro, director of the state film institute Ancine, to instead replace him with someone who, according to Bolsonaro, should be able to "recite 200 Bible verses and carry a Bible under his arm", reports several Brazilian media and Today's News .

Bolsonaro has also previously threatened to close the film institute, which has prompted leading representatives of the Brazilian film industry to criticize him and talk about censorship.