Jewish interest groups in Brazil had demanded that the float, which used mannequins to portray victims of the Holocaust, be banned from the carnival.

The float's designer, who believes that the carnival should also broach social themes, said he wanted the off-putting tableau to offer a warning and so help prevent an event such as the Holocaust ever happening again.

The judge felt differently. She said that the carnival should not be used to 'trivialise barbaric events'.

Source: Radio Netherlands