Daniel Silveira

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Daniel Silveira
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 2019 – 1 February 2023
Constituency	Rio de Janeiro
Personal details
Born	Daniel Lucio da Silveira (1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 41) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	No party (2023–present)
Other political affiliations	PSL (2018–2022) UNIÃO (2022) PTB (2022–2023)
Occupation	Military police officer, politician, and lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Years of service	2012–2018
Rank	Corporal
Criminal information
Criminal status	In prison[citation needed]
Conviction(s)	Coercion in the course of the lawsuit Violent abolition of the Democratic state Prevent the free exercise of the Judiciary
Criminal penalty	8 years and 9 months

Daniel Lucio da Silveira (born 25 November 1982) is a former Rio de Janeiro Military Police officer^[1] and Brazilian politician, previously affiliated with the PSL, UNIÃO, and PTB parties.^[2][3] He was a federal deputy for the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2019 to 2023.

Silveira was arrested on 16 February 2021^[4][5] after publishing a video defending the extra-legal military act AI-5 and insulting and threatening ministers of the Federal Supreme Court.^[5][6]