Brazilian army soldiers dance to the funk sound of the national anthem and video goes to internet

A video posted on the Internet shows six soldiers, presumably from the 3rd Combat Engineer Company Mechanized, Rio Grande do Sul, funk dancing to the sound of the national anthem.

After making a position to "sense" and to provide continence, the Brazilian national anthem starts playing and the soldiers are dancing, lively, the choreography of a funk.

A spokesperson for the Army told Leaf that was open a military criminal investigation to ascertain the facts. This investigation will be concluded in secrecy.

The army would not confirm whether the soldiers are being held at the barracks, locatedin the town of Dom Pedrito, Rio Grande do Sul

The Military Penal Code provides for imprisonment of one to two years for the crime of"disrespecting the national symbol. "