Gil Diniz
Brazilian postman and politician
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Gildevanio Ilso dos Santos Diniz (August 29, 1986), better known as Gil Diniz or Carteiro Reaça, is a Brazilian postman and politician. He has been a member of the Social Liberal Party since 2018, until he was expelled in 2020 for allegedly spreading fake news and attacks on democratic institutions, such as the STF.[2]
August 29, 1986
PSL (2018–2020)[1]
Independent (2020- )
Liberal Party (2022-present)
Gil Diniz | |
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| State Deputy from São Paulo | |
| Assumed office March 15, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gildevanio Ilso dos Santos Diniz August 29, 1986 Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Party | PSC (2015–2018) PSL (2018–2020)[1] Independent (2020- ) Liberal Party (2022-present) |
| Occupation | Postman and politician |
Biography
He was born in Serra Talhada, in the interior of Pernambuco in 1986.[3] Diniz started the History course with a full scholarship through the state program Prouni, but did not complete it.[4] Between 2009 and 2011, he tried to join the Military Police of São Paulo State, but failed to pass the psychotechnical exam.[4]
Diniz joined the Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company, where he became known in his unit for being critical of the company's union and the Workers' Party.[5] There he received the nickname "Carteiro (Postman) Reaça".[6]
During the 2014 elections, he met Eduardo Bolsonaro of whom he became a friend and started helping with the leaflets of Eduardo's campaign for deputy.[7] After Eduardo's election, Gil became Eduardo's office advisor, a position he held until August 2018, with an average salary of 5,000 reais a month.[8][4]
In the 2018 elections, he was elected state representative by São Paulo, with an expressive vote of 214,037 votes.[9]
Personal life
Diniz has two children.[10] He is Roman Catholic.[11][12][13][14]
Controversy
According to the survey of Aos Fatos in May 2020, Gil Diniz and a group of seven deputies investigated in the fake news survey published an average of two posts per day on a social network over a period of three months, with misinformation or mentioning the STF critical.[15]
In July 2020, he and state representative Douglas Garcia were expelled from the Social Liberal Party for spreading fake news and attacking democratic institutions.[16] The expulsion was formalized in October 2020 by Legislative Assembly of São Paulo.[17] Between that period and February 2022, he was without a party, until he joined the ranks of the Liberal Party (PL) in the same year.[18][19]
In the 2022 elections, he was re-elected as a state representative for São Paulo, with 196,215 votes.[20]
Electoral performance
| Year | Office | Votes | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | State representative of SP | 214,037 | Elected | [21] |
| 2022 | State representative of SP | 196.215 | Elected | [22] |