Politicians

Otoni de Paula

Damages: Offense to honorDefamationInsult (injúria)

federal deputy (PSD-RJ), pastor; former deputy leader of the Bolsonaro government; ordered to pay damages to Justice Alexandre de Moraes (São Paulo Court of Justice, 2021); under investigation in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) (Inq 4879) and charged by the Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) in 2020; broke with Bolsonaro

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Support for Jair Bolsonaro

He was deputy leader of the Bolsonaro government in the Chamber until July 2020 and was part of the allied base; according to Congresso em Foco, he gradually distanced himself starting from disagreements that began in 2022, with a definitive break in the 2024 municipal elections. In October 2024 he praised President Lula at a ceremony at the Planalto.

Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Charges by the Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) (2020) against Otoni de Paula for defamation, insult and coercion — Charged
Inquiry 4879 (Supreme Federal Court, STF) — calls for anti-democratic acts on 7 September 2021 (Zé Trovão, Otoni de Paula, Sérgio Reis and others) — Under investigation

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

Suit by Alexandre de Moraes against Otoni de Paula over insults in videos — São Paulo Court of Justice — Convicted (appealable)
Offense to honor · R$50,000

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