Judge Orders Influencer to Remove Video Linking Brazil’s PT to Crime Gangs

Overview

• A Brasília civil court granted a preliminary injunction requiring pastor and influencer Rafael Nery to delete an Instagram video that alleges the PT sponsors Comando Vermelho and the PCC.
• Judge Thaissa Guimarães set a five‑day deadline from formal service to remove the content and established a daily fine of R$500 for noncompliance.
• O Globo and Estadão report the fine is capped at R$50,000, while CartaCapital cites a R$500,000 limit, reflecting conflicting accounts of the order.
• The case is at an early stage, the PT seeks R$30,000 in moral damages, and the video remained online at the time of the latest reports, with platform removal authorized if Nery does not comply.
• Nery posted the video on October 28, the day a Rio police operation left 121 dead, and he has roughly 3.5 million Instagram followers with the post drawing about 465,000 likes; the suit is part of broader PT actions that have also targeted politicians such as Nikolas Ferreira.