Lucas Pavanato

Lucas Pavanato
Member of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2025
Personal details
Born (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 28)
Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
PartyLiberal Party (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Social Christian Party (2016–2020)
New Party (2020–2022)
Republicans (2022–2023)
Instagram information
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followers7 million
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Followers3.3 million
YouTube information
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Views478.303 million
Last updated: 26 October 2026

Lucas Pavanato de Oliveira (born 12 May 1998) is a Brazilian politician and Internet personality serving as a member of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo since 2025. He was the most voted candidate in the country in the 2024 municipal elections. As of 2025, he has 2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, and 1 million followers on YouTube. He was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo in the 2022 election, and became a substitute. He has been a member of the Liberal Party since 2023.

In 2026 he was a candidate for Federal Deputy and was the candidate that received the most votes in São Paulo, with a score of 3.038.438 votes.

Biography

Born in Sorocaba, Pavanato entered political activism in the city of São José dos Campos, where his family settled after his father, Eneias de Oliveira, was employed by Avibras Indústria Aeroespacial. His political involvement began in the local division of the Free Brazil Movement (MBL), which at the time organized acts in favor of the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.

In October 2021, the collective mandate Bancada Ativista [pt] (PSOL) filed a complaint against councilman Fernando Holiday and Pavanato, his then-advisor, with the Transphobia Parliamentary Inquiry Commission of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo. Holiday allegedly shared a video authored by Pavanato in which he linked trans women to psychological disorders and the rape of cisgender women.

In 2023, Pavanato was involved in a disturbance on the campus of the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP). According to student accounts, Pavanato arrived at the location accompanied by security guards and began harassing students with provocations while being filmed by aides. Images show the moment when one of the security guards draws a weapon in front of students who were trying to stop the YouTuber from advancing through the campus. Later, the security guard was identified as Marcelo Ferreira, who was off duty.

In 2024, Pavanato and Fernando Holiday were convicted by a federal court in the Federal District for spreading fake news against the singer Maria Gadú. The duo allegedly announced on their social media that they had blocked the payment of her fee for a show held on 18 September 2022, at the "Festa Lítero Musical" in São José dos Campos. This did not happen, and the trial concluded that they had used the allegation to gain an electoral advantage.

In July 2023, he joined the Liberal Party at the invitation of former president Jair Bolsonaro and the party's president, former congressman Valdemar Costa Neto. In the 2024 election, Pavanato ran for a seat in the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo and was elected with 161,386 votes, being the most voted councilor in the city, surpassing the second-placed Carlos Bolsonaro by 30,906 votes.

Pavanato was the only councilman to vote against a bill proposing to change the name of Rua Peixoto Gomide to Rua Sophia Gomide. The bill was approved by the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo on 11 March 2026.

On 15 August 2026, Pavanato published a video on his social media calling Congresswoman Erika Hilton "Lula's travesti" and claiming she had "used public funds to hire makeup artists." On August 16, the São Paulo Regional Electoral Court issued a preliminary injunction ordering the removal of the video. On September 10, the Court reversed its decision, ruling that the video could remain on social media.

Political positions

Pavanato defines himself as a right-wing conservative, opposing the decriminalization of drugs and abortion, and referring to gender equality policies and affirmative action as a "woke agenda."

Electoral history

Election Office Party Votes %
Result
2022 São Paulo State Election Federal deputy New Party 36,258 0,16% Substitute
2024 São Paulo municipal election City council Liberal Party 161,386 2,78% Elected
2026 São Paulo State Election Federal Deputy Liberal Party 3.038.438 Elected

References

  1. ↑ "Lucas Pavanato consegue assinaturas para duas CPIs no 1º dia de mandato em SP" [Lucas Pavanato secures signatures for two Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions on his first day in office in São Paulo]. Revista Oeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Manfrin, Juliet (7 October 2024). "Quem é Lucas Pavanato, o vereador conservador mais votado do Brasil" [Who is Lucas Pavanato, the most voted conservative city councilor in Brazil]. Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Assis, Adriano (29 May 2025). "Quem é Lucas Pavanato, vereador de SP agredido por motoboy" [Who is Lucas Pavanato, the São Paulo city councilman assaulted by a motorcycle delivery driver]. Notícias do Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Quem é Lucas Pavanato, vereador mais votado em São Paulo (SP)" [Who is Lucas Pavanato, the most voted councilor in São Paulo, São Paulo]. GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Scardoelli, Anderson (26 April 2024). "PL aposta em Lucas Pavanato como puxador de votos em São Paulo" [PL bets on Lucas Pavanato as a vote-getter in São Paulo]. Revista Oeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  6. ↑ (pt) TSE do Brasil
  7. ↑ Hoffmann, Bruno (6 October 2024). "Ex-MBL e mãe de Isabella Nardoni são os vereadores mais votados de São Paulo" [Former MBL member and mother of Isabella Nardoni are the most voted councilors in São Paulo]. Gazeta de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bancada Feminista denuncia Fernando Holiday em CPI da Transfobia em SP" [Feminist Caucus denounces Fernando Holiday at the Transphobia Parliamentary Inquiry Commission in São Paulo]. ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "GCM de folga que acompanhava suplente de deputado saca arma dentro da USP e alunos dizem que ele 'apontou arma para a cara de estudantes'" [An off-duty GCM officer accompanying an alternate congressman drew his weapon inside the University of São Paulo, and students say he 'pointed the gun at students' faces']. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 April 2026. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Leitão, Matheus (29 August 2023). "A condenação de dois políticos de direita por fake news contra Maria Gadú" [The conviction of two right-wing politicians for spreading fake news against Maria Gadú]. VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Bolsonaro participa de filiação de Holiday e Pavanato ao PL" [Bolsonaro attends Holiday and Pavanato's affiliation ceremony with the PL party]. Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Paiva, Deslange (6 October 2024). "Vereador mais votado de SP, Lucas Pavanato, 26 anos, é bolsonarista e tem como proposta 'proibir pessoas trans em banheiro feminino'" [Lucas Pavanato, 26, the most voted councilman in São Paulo, is a supporter of Bolsonaro and proposes 'prohibiting trans people from using women's restrooms']. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  13. ↑ de Mari, João; Rodrigues, Rodrigo (12 March 2026). "Projeto para trocar nome da Rua Peixoto Gomide avança na Câmara de SP" [Bill to change the name of Rua Peixoto Gomide advances in the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  14. 1 2 Bianchi, Guilherme (17 August 2026). "Justiça derruba vídeo em que Lucas Pavanato ataca Erika Hilton" [Court takes down video in which Lucas Pavanato attacks Erika Hilton]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  15. ↑ Gandra, Julia (12 September 2026). "Pavanato pode manter vídeo em que chama Erika Hilton de "travesti do Lula"" [Pavanato can keep the video in which he calls Erika Hilton "Lula's travesti"]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  16. ↑ Lucena, Luccas; Sobrinho, Wanderley Preite (12 September 2026). "TRE libera vídeo em que Pavanato chama Erika Hilton de 'travesti do Lula'" [Electoral Court allows video in which Pavanato calls Erika Hilton 'Lula's travesti']. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 September 2026. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "Vereador mais votado de SP, Pavanato foi acusado de transfobia" [Pavanato, the most voted councilman in São Paulo, was accused of transphobia]. Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 October 2024. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  18. ↑ Melo, Marcos (24 April 2024). "'Não tem como um cristão ser comunista', diz Lucas Pavanato" ['There's no way a Christian can be a communist,' says Lucas Pavanato]. pleno.news (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  19. ↑ (pt) TSE do Brasil