Police Open Inquiry After Marcão do Povo Files Complaint Against Ludmilla

Overview

• Lodging a notícia-crime in Barueri, Marcão asked police to seek removal of Ludmilla’s December 19 video and alleged she exceeded freedom of expression.
• The Civil Police opened an inquiry to analyze the presenter’s requests and the assertions made in the post.
• In the video, Ludmilla rejects the claim of acquittal, calling it a procedural maneuver that spared consequences, and she recently declined an SBT tribute.
• The Ministry of Racial Equality issued an official note condemning the racist episode and expressing solidarity with Ludmilla.
• Background to the case includes Marcão’s 2017 on-air use of the term “macaca” for Ludmilla, his dismissal by Record, and his subsequent hiring by SBT’s Primeiro Impacto, with Marcão asserting the STJ absolved him in December 2024 and that ruling was maintained this year.