Brazilian podcaster Bruno Aiub (popularly known as Monark) says fascists and anti-semites have the right to found a Nazi Party

A popular Brazilian podcaster has been fired for saying on air that Brazil should have its own Nazi party.

Bruno Aiub, whose podcast is one of the most listened to in Brazil, apologised for his comments, saying he was "very drunk" when he made them.

Brazil's attorney-general has opened an investigation into "the alleged offence of Nazi apologism".

Bruno Aiub, a 31-year-old who is better known as Monark, made the comments on Monday on his Flow Podcast show, which has 3.6 million subscribers on YouTube.

As part of a discussion about freedom of expression with two members of Congress, Mr Aiub said that "in my opinion, the radical left has much more space than the radical right".

"Both should be given space. I am crazier than all of you. I think that a Nazi should have a Nazi party, recognised by law," he said. "If someone wants to be anti-Jewish, I think he has a right to be," he added.

Congresswoman Tabata Amaral disagreed, arguing that freedom of expressions ends when it puts the life of others at risk.