Nikolas Ferreira

Support for Jair Bolsonaro

Elected federal deputy for the PL in 2022; in January 2026 he led a march from Paracatu (MG) to Brasília motivated, according to the report, by Jair Bolsonaro's imprisonment and the situation of the 8 January detainees.

Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

• Charges by the Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) against Nikolas Ferreira for insult against President Lula (November 2023 speech) — Charged

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

• Suit by LGBTI+ organizations against Nikolas Ferreira over the wig speech (08/03/2023) — 12th Civil Court of Brasília and Federal District Court of Justice (TJDFT) — Decision reversed

  Transphobia · R$200,000 ✗

• Damages suit by the PT against Nikolas Ferreira for calling the party the "Party of Traffickers" — 5th Civil Court of Brasília — Convicted (appealable)

  Offense to honor · R$20,000

• Damages suit by Duda Salabert against Nikolas Ferreira for transphobia — Minas Gerais Court of Justice (TJMG) and Superior Court of Justice (STJ) — Convicted (final, unappealable)

  Transphobia · R$30,000

• Damages suit by an artist against Nikolas Ferreira over a defamatory video — 27th Special Civil Court of Rio — Convicted (appealable)

  Offense to honor · R$10,000

• Damages suit by Felipe Neto against Nikolas Ferreira for use of name, voice and image — Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice — Convicted (appealable)

  Improper use of image · R$12,000

• Damages suit by a trans woman against Nikolas Ferreira for transphobia — 42nd Civil Court of São Paulo — Convicted (appealable)

  Transphobia · R$40,000

• Damages suit by Thais Carla against Nikolas Ferreira for fatphobia — 1st Special Civil Court of São Paulo — Convicted (appealable)

  Fatphobia · R$12,000