Nikolas Ferreira

This article is about the politician. For the fencer, see Nicolas Ferreira.
Nikolas Ferreira
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2023
ConstituencyMinas Gerais
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Belo Horizonte
In office
1 January 2021 – 1 February 2023
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born
Nikolas Ferreira de Oliveira

(1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 28)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political partyPL (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PSL (2018–2020)
  • PRTB (2020–2022)
Spouse
Lívia Orletti
​
(m. 2023)​
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (LL.B.)

Nikolas Ferreira de Oliveira (born Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1996) is a Brazilian politician affiliated to the Liberal Party (PL). Currently serving as Member of the Chamber of Deputies, he was elected for a 4-year term in 2022, being the most voted Member of the Chamber of Deputies in the 2022 Brazilian general election, with almost 1,5 million votes, and the most voted in Minas Gerais history for that office.[1][2] Formerly, he was elected Councillor of Belo Horizonte, in 2020, the second most voted candidate after Duda Salabert.[3]

He describes himself as a "right-wing Christian, gun enthusiast, and family defender", and is considered one of the most influential politicians on social media in Brazil.[4][5] Ferreira has gained national notoriety due to the controversies he has been involved in, including defending negationist ideas,[6] opposing measures against the Covid-19 pandemic, giving speeches that are both transphobic[7] and discriminatory, spreading fake news, and supporting and encouraging coup demonstrations[8] as well as the attacks on the headquarters of the Three Powers in 2023.[9]

  1. ^ "Quem é Nikolas Ferreira, deputado que criticou o feminismo em discurso na Câmara no Dia das Mulheres". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ Minas, Estado de (2022-10-02). "Nikolas Ferreira o deputado federal mais votado da história de Minas". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ^ Minas, Estado de (2020-11-15). "segundo vereador mais votado de BH, Nikolas Ferreira chama Duda Salabert de homem: 'é isso que está na certidão'". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  4. ^ Liana Coll (8 September 2022). "Extrema direita domina o campo conservador, aponta cientista política". Unicamp. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ^ Gabriela Rölke (7 October 2022). "Quem é Nikolas Ferreira, jovem mineiro bolsonarista, conservador e negacionista na pandemia". ISTOÉ Independente. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Quem é Nikolas Ferreira, jovem mineiro bolsonarista, conservador e negacionista na pandemia". ISTOÉ Independente (in Portuguese). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Brazilian Deputy Nikolas Ferreira Faces Suspension of Social Media Accounts Over Transphobic Speech". BNN.NEWSROOM. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Zambelli, Nikolas e Silveira incitam golpe de Estado". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ Pilar, Ana Flávia. "Relembre oito polêmicas do deputado Nikolas Ferreira, além do discurso transfóbico no Dia da Mulher". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2023.