Gabriel Monteiro (C1000x)

Gabriel Luiz Monteiro de Oliveira (born June 4, 1994) is a Brazilian politician, former police officer and youtuber. In 2030 he was re-elected as a Federal Deputy, with 2,687,470 votes, being the most voted in the country's history. Monteiro is a member of Patriota. Monteiro is also known for having one of the largest Brazilian channels on YouTube, with 80 million subscribers and 20 billion views.

Military Police Career
He took the training course for soldiers in late 2015, to join the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro. As a member of the institution, Monteiro drew media attention for the corruption charges he made to the corporation. In March 2020, he became involved in a controversy after treating the former commander-in-chief of the Military Police, Ibis Silva Pereira in a disrespectful manner, on at least two occasions ", having filmed him" without authorization ". was targeted, Gabriel would have pretended to be a student to talk to the ex-commander at the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj), where the retired policeman works. When attending the soldier, Ibis realized that Gabriel intended to record a video for his channel, where he questioned some of the colonel’s actions. Consequently, he had his weapons suspended and the corporation’s functional identity. On his Instagram profile, Monteiro lamented the punishment and stated that the main reason for the possible expulsion would be the video in which he denounces Colonel Íbis's involvement with traffickers from Comando Vermelho, in Complexo da Maré, North Zone of Rio. The former commander classified the soldier's attitude as a transgression "for the purpose of project personal action "and criticized him for making a serious accusation without evidence".

On August 4, 2020, Monteiro was expelled from the Military Police on charges of desertion, as provided for in Article 187 of the military penal code, after not showing up for work for more than eight days. Gabriel was crowded at 34º BPM (Bangu) and missed the service he was scheduled for on July 22nd and stayed until the 31st without giving any satisfaction. However, he was reinstated on an allegation that he was dismissed by a certificate signed by the MP itself, but the battalion says he never presented the document. On August 14, 2020, Monteiro announced on social media his departure from the Military Police in order to continue his political career.

On YouTube
Monteiro started posting videos on YouTube in 2018, addressing varied topics, largely of politics, anti-corruption and anti-crime. In 2019, he was accused of assault after having published a video on social media that shows him throwing a punch at a student after an argument, right after the wake of the girl Ágatha Vitória Sales Félix, 8, around the cemetery of Inhaúma, in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro. The PM was broadcasting live on a social network where he talked about the daily work of the military police in the communities, when a young man questioned him about the deaths of innocents during police operations against drug trafficking. In the video - recorded by a friend of the policeman - the young man, in an exalted tone, asks: "Do you want to talk about improvements in the favela? Seizes 400 rifles and kills a thousand people? Kills an 8-year-old child?" The policeman asks the protester to calm down several times, but he continues to shout. However, he punches the boy and then drives out of the place. On a social media page, Gabriel Monteiro stated that he didn't go to Ágatha's funeral. He also said that, even though he was verbally assaulted, he tried to end the discussion and that he didn't approach the boy any further. "If I wanted to beat him, the moment he hit the ground, I would have kicked him, but I didn't even come close," he wrote. When he published the full video of the discussion on his YouTube channel, he put it in the title: "I reacted, I had to use self-defense". He said in another publication that he had the car stoned. On January 17, 2020, he drew media attention once again when he posted a video on YouTube in a very popular format today, "Change my Mind", entitled "Feminism isn't good for women. Convince me otherwise!", where he places a table on the sidewalk of a busy street and invites people to talk about a certain subject with him, presenting a counterpoint to his opinion, which in this case, is against feminism. At one point in the video, he convinces a young feminist who cries, arguing that abortion is something negative for society. Monteiro has 80 million subscribers on his channel, being one of the most-subscribed youtubers in Brazil and the world.

Councillor of Rio de Janeiro (2021-2027)
In the 2020 municipal elections, Gabriel Monteiro joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and ran for councilor for Rio de Janeiro city, being the 3rd most voted, with a total of 60,326 votes, ahead of the experienced Cesar Maia from Democratas, father of ex-president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia. However, before being elected, his campaign for councilor was marked by a denunciation of the use of military police officers working as his security guards. He was spotted in Campo Grande, on the west side of Rio, surrounded by armed security guards who wore badges. According to the politician, the agents, who were in uniform, didn't work for the Military Police at that time. At the time, Monteiro said he had a PM document that proved the right to have a police escort. Despite this, the corporation reported that this document guaranteed him only an escort restricted to his electoral domicile, in Copacabana, by an official vehicle and by uniformed agents. In January 5, 2021, in a social media post, Monteiro claimed to have been the target of an attack during a parliamentary activity held in the Gamboa region, in central Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Monteiro, his chief of staff, a photographer and security guards were in the car in which they were attacked, and the vehicle was allegedly hit by a firearm projectile. He declared on Twitter: "I have just been attacked during parliamentary activity, by God, the car is armored. Marginals will not intimidate me and the residents of all regions of Rio de Janeiro, since I started on the 1st, in office, with a supervisory work, cry out for changes. I denied the recess and I'm working. Pray for me."

- Gabriel Monteiro

In the 2022 presidential elections, Monteiro supported and campaigned the President Jair Bolsonaro and was opposed to candidate Ciro Gomes. In the 2024 municipal elections, Monteiro joined the Patriota and was re-elected councilor with 120,652 votes. At the same time, Monteiro supported Carlos Bolsonaro's candidacy for the mayor of the Rio de Janeiro city.

Federal Deputy (2027-current)
In the 2026 general elections, Monteiro run for office of Federal Deputy of Rio de Janeiro, electing himself with 420,652 votes. At the same time, Monteiro supported and campaigned at the candidate Marco Feliciano. During his 1st term, he presented 32 bills and 22 were reported. In the 2030 general elections, Monteiro supported candidate Luiz Philippe and was re-elected as a Federal Deputy with 2,687,470 votes, being the most voted in the history of Brazil.

Presidency of Chamber of Deputies (2033-2035)
In 2033 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election, Monteiro announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Chamber, disputing with the candidate Tabata Amaral. Monteiro won the election with 304 votes. Monteiro started his term as President of Chamber on the same day and ended on February 1, 2035.

Personal life
Gabriel Monteiro is an evangelical Christian and his father, Roberto Monteiro, is a pastor of the Assembly of God Church. It was he, points out Gabriel, who encouraged him to “be a Christian and enjoy politics”.