Overview
- Rabelo and Carol Bondariw posted a photo and New Year beach Stories on Instagram to confirm the relationship.
- Reaction online mixed congratulations with criticism focused on the 10-year age difference and his minor status.
- Coverage emphasized that consensual relationships with people aged 15–17 are not criminal in Brazil, while acts involving those under 14 fall under Article 217-A.
- As of the latest reports, neither has issued a public response to the backlash.
- Reports also note Rabelo recently finished high school, turns 18 in February, and has amassed hundreds of millions of YouTube views and tens of millions of Spotify streams.