Three masked men are shown throwing petrol bombs at Porta dos Fundos' office

They targeted the building in Rio de Janeiro, they claim in a video of the attack

No one was injured and fire was quickly extinguished by a security guard

Masked men have petrol bombed the HQ of a comedy group that insinuated Jesus was gay in a short film for Netflix.

The three men threw the flaming weapon at the backdoor of Porta dos Fundos' headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, footage posted on social media shows.

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No one was injured and Brazilian police are investigating. The group made short film, The First Temptation of Christ, which depicts Jesus returning home for his 30th birthday.

The three men threw the petrol bomb at the backdoor of the HQ of Porta dos Fundos' office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pictured above is the damage caused

The group made short film The First Temptation of Christ which insinuates the religious figure is a gay man

In video from the attack a man with a digitally altered voice says the humorist group had been targeted. He claims to speak for a group he calls the Command of Popular National Insurgence.

Writing on Twitter after the attack, Porta dos Fundos said 'molotov cocktails' were hurled at the building, and added CCTV of the attack had been made available to the authorities.

A security guard managed to quickly extinguish the flames.

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After the film was released, which depicts Jesus bringing his presumed boyfriend Orlando to meet the Holy Family, religious groups bristled with rage at the depiction.

An online petition that was launched in Brazil called for the film to be banned and drew more than 2 million signatures.

No one was injured in the attack. Pictured above is a clip from the Netflix series

Porta dos Fundos has stood firmly behind its production, stating: 'The country will survive this torment of hatred, and love will prevail together with freedom of expression.

'We will move on, more united, stronger, more inspired and confident.'

President Jair Bolsonaro, who has described himself as a 'proud' homophobe, once told an interviewer he would rather have a dead son than a gay son. Earlier this year he suspended funding for a series of films, including a handful with LGBT+ themes. The decision was later struck down by a federal court.

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His son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, recently called Porta dos Funds’ Christmas special 'garbage' on his Twitter account, saying the filmmakers 'do not represent Brazilian society.'