Douglas Garcia Bispo dos Santos (born in São Paulo on January 26, 1994) is a Brazilian former state deputy in São Paulo. He is affiliated with the Republicans. He was elected in 2018.[1] He is anti-communist and an ally of conservative president Jair Bolsonaro.[citation needed]
Douglas Garcia | |
|---|---|
 Garcia in 2018 | |
| State Deputy for São Paulo | |
| In office 15 March 2019 – 15 March 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Garcia Bispo dos Santos January 26, 1994 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | Republicanos (since 2022) |
In the 2022 election, he obtained just over 24,000 votes and was not elected federal deputy, being without holding a public office as soon as his term ends in March 2023.[2]
Personal life edit
On April 5, 2019, the day after threatening to assault a transsexual who used the same bathroom as her mother or sister, Garcia admitted to being homosexual. On the tribune of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (ALESP), he stated: "It does not diminish in any way the flags that I have been defending here in the Legislative Assembly against 'gender ideology'".[3]
References edit
- ^ "Deputado Estadual". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Deputado que tentou intimidar Vera Magalhães na TV é derrotado nas eleições". notícias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Deputado do PSL que atacou colega transexual assume ser gay". oglobo.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.