This is the bizarre moment a Brazilian politician sniffs a pair of women’s underwear during an online council meeting.
Ditinho do Asilo, who is a member of a Christian party, pulled out the knickers that were sent to him in the post during the call where he thought the camera was off.
The bizarre incident occurred during an online meeting of the Braganca Paulista Town Council, a town in the southeastern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
The meeting was set up for the politicians to discuss chopping down trees in the area.
In the video, the politicians can be seen discussing the issue when council member Ditinho do Asilo of the Social Christian Party pulls out a pair of small red knickers.
He studies the knickers in depth before lifting the thong up to his nose and taking a sniff.
The politician has tried to explain his bizarre behavior, saying he had received a present in the mail during the session and had deactivated his microphone when he collected it.
He said he was then checking to see what he had been given, thinking that his video had also been deactivated along with his microphone.
Another council member tried to alert him, and only then did he realize his camera was still on.
Asilo added: “It was a misfortune of my lack of practice with this technology. I wore a pink shirt and, as a joke, a friend sent me these knickers.
“It was an edible item from one of those sex shops. That’s why I sniffed it. I have a family.
“It was just a joke that, because of my naivety, became public.”
He added that he did not mean to disrespect fellow councilor Fabiana Alessandri, adding: “I agree that it wasn’t the moment to do this, but I wasn’t speaking, I was following the agenda.
“When a councilor is at home, they can be doing anything when they join a session and I went to open the package and I was caught.”
The council is looking into the incident and have not yet decided if any measures will be taken, according to reports.