An Avengers comic book featuring a kiss between two male superheroes has sold out at a Rio de Janeiro book fair after the city's conservative mayor attempted to block it from sale, according to Agence France-Presse
Marcelo Crivella, who is affiliated with the evangelical megachurch Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, demanded that the Marvel comic book"Vingadores: A Cruzada Das Crianças" be withdrawn from sale at Rio's biennial book fair. Marcelo Crivella, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, said the comic's depiction of a kiss between two men was"unsuitable for minors.
"Read MoreBrazil shifts right as Rio elects evangelical mayorIn a video posted on Twitter, Crivella, who was elected in 2016, said,"There's a certain controversy in the media regarding the Mayor's decision of removing the books that had homosexual content which reached a childish, juvenile audience. What we did was to protect the families, this should be a matter discussed within the families. It can't be induced, be it at schools, book sessions, wherever it may be.
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