Politicians

Chris Tonietto

Damages ruling reversed

federal deputy (PL-RJ) since 2019; convicted at first instance in a Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) case over a post linking LGBTQIA+ people to pedophilia (2022), a conviction reversed by the TRF-2 and left without effect by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) (2025)

Translated from the Portuguese original. Legal details and sources are in the Portuguese version. See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →

Support for Jair Bolsonaro

Elected in 2018 for the PSL, Jair Bolsonaro's party in that election, and re-elected in 2022 for the PL; described by the press as a "Bolsonarist deputy".

Court cases and investigations

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

Public civil action by the Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) against Chris Tonietto over a post linking LGBTQIA+ people to pedophilia (24th Federal Court of Rio) — Decision reversed
Homophobia · R$50,000 ✗

See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →