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Luís Miranda Addresses Viral Confrontation at Copacabana Protest

He characterizes the exchange as an isolated episode during a demonstration against the PEC da Blindagem.

Overview

  • A bystander video shows the actor trading insults with an unidentified woman during Sunday's protest on Copacabana beach.
  • Miranda is heard calling the woman “babaca,” “otária,” and “racista,” after she says he has no shame.
  • In comments to EXTRA, he downplayed the incident as a one-off and highlighted the large turnout opposing the PEC da Blindagem and an amnesty proposal.
  • A Tarde, citing Metrópoles columnist Lucas Pasin, reported that Miranda called the clash “algo comum” in a polarized country and said the woman sought visibility.
  • The clip spread widely on social media and entertainment sites, and the footage also shows actors Sérgio Guizé and Jeniffer Nascimento alongside Miranda as the woman walks away to boos.