Felipe Neto

At a Chamber symposium, Felipe Neto called Arthur Lira 'excrementíssimo', a pun on 'excelentíssimo'. The criminal insult case was closed, with prosecutors and then the judge finding that the political context did not cross the criminal threshold. Separately, in civil proceedings, Neto was ordered to pay 20,000 reais in non-material damages; the TJDFT upheld that judgment in June 2025.

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Felipe Neto promoted the online gambling platform Blaze for several months in 2023 amid strong criticism in Brazil concerning betting, consumer losses and influencer responsibility. In 2024, he stated that accepting advertising for a betting company had been the 'biggest mistake' of his life, promised not to repeat it and to campaign against such advertising.

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A consumer seeking payment of winnings he claimed to have obtained on a Blaze game amended his lawsuit to add Felipe Neto and others as defendants, alleging in particular that their advertisements were misleading or abusive. Neto disputed his inclusion, stating that he was neither a supplier nor a partner nor a guarantor of winnings payments.

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Following a Botafogo match, Felipe Neto attacked the CBF and spoke of corruption. The Brazilian Football Confederation initially considered criminal action, but its legal department abandoned the idea, finding in particular that he was speaking as a supporter and had not made a specific attack against president Ednaldo Rodrigues.

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Felipe Neto's participation in a campaign for Bis, a Mondelez/Lacta brand associated with CCXP, prompted a boycott campaign among right-wing users and public figures opposed to his public support for Lula. The hashtag #BisNuncaMais became one of the most discussed topics on X.

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Felipe Neto and his brother initiated several proceedings against Antonia Fontenelle following public insults and allegations. In October 2023, the STF rejected another appeal by Fontenelle in a case in which she had been convicted of two counts of insult against Neto; the proceedings were definitively closed after the conviction was upheld.

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Luciano Hang filed a criminal defamation complaint after Felipe Neto suggested on Twitter that the businessman might have falsified his mother's death certificate. The TJ-RJ dismissed the complaint, with the judge citing, among other things, a lack of sufficient grounds and defects in the filing.

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The Federal District courts ordered Felipe Neto to pay 8,000 reais to Marcelo Augusto Xavier da Silva, then president of FUNAI, and remove posts. The court found that he had exceeded the limits of freedom of expression by presenting as established accusations drawn from investigations or unproven material. The decision was unanimously upheld on appeal and became final.

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Rio Civil Police charged Felipe Neto with corruption of minors, citing in particular the absence of age classifications on videos featuring language or content considered inappropriate. Prosecutors subsequently requested closure of the case, finding insufficient evidence to establish the offence; the court agreed and closed the proceedings.

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Felipe Neto was summoned by Civil Police after describing Jair Bolsonaro as 'genocidal', following a request by Carlos Bolsonaro. A Rio judge ordered the investigation closed, finding in particular that the Civil Police lacked jurisdiction in this situation and that the acts did not fall under the National Security Law.

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After Rio mayor Marcelo Crivella attempted to remove or label as inappropriate a Marvel comic showing two men kissing, Felipe Neto purchased approximately 14,000 LGBT-themed books and distributed them free at the book fair, wrapped in black bags bearing a message condemning censorship and prejudice.

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