Douglas Garcia Explained

Office:State Deputy for São Paulo
Term Start:15 March 2019
Term End:15 March 2023
Birth Name:Douglas Garcia Bispo dos Santos
Birth Date:26 January 1994
Birth Place:São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Party:Republicanos (since 2022)

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.

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deputado Estadual . 2022-06-23 . www.al.sp.gov.br . pt-br.
  2. Web site: Deputado que tentou intimidar Vera Magalhães na TV é derrotado nas eleições. 2022-12-27 . notícias.uol.com.br . pt-br.
  3. Web site: Deputado do PSL que atacou colega transexual assume ser gay . 2022-12-27 . oglobo.globo.com . pt-br.