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An MP has been spotted watching porn on his mobile phone during a political reform debate in the Brazilian parliament.

Joao Rodrigues, a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party, was filmed watching a naughty video on his phone, hidden under his desk.

At times during the video he appears to share it with colleagues, who watch it over his shoulder.

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A picture released in local media showed what was on Mr Rodrigues' screen at the time, which were described as "women in obscene positions, very obscene"

Pictures show him watching the blue movie on his lap, while an invitation to attend mass at the headquarters of the Bishops of Brazil sat on his desk.

At the time of the incident, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies was in full session debating and voting on electoral reform.

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Rodrigues, on Facebook, said he received the smutty film through a group conversation on Whatsapp and was on the verge of deleting it.

"I participate in nearly a hundred groups on WhatsApp and during the day I search and separate the wheat from the chaff. What interests me I keep or forward and what doesn’t interest me, I delete. It was just what I was doing, erasing the rubbish," he explained.

The legislator said that not only did he erase the filth, but also blocked the sender as the video annoyed him.

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