(CNN) Brazil's far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, has posted an explicit video on Twitter in an apparent effort to denigrate the country's raucous Carnival celebrations.

The President, known for his homophobia, asked his 3.4 million Twitter followers on Tuesday to draw their own conclusions about the video, which showed one man apparently urinating on another -- an act known as a golden shower.

But Bolsonaro's tweet has sparked outrage and widespread ridicule in the country

The hashtags #ImpeachmentBolsonaro and #goldenshowerpresident topped global search trends on Wednesday -- alongside #BolsonaroTemRazão, meaning "Bolsonaro, you're right," which was being used by his supporters.

On Wednesday, Bolsonaro tweeted: "What is a golden shower?"

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