Gustavo Gayer

Gustavo Gayer Machado de Araújo (born April 13, 1981) is a Brazilian businessman, politician, YouTuber and Internet celebrity. He became better known in 2020 due to the rise of conservatism and the far-right on social media, aligning himself with then-president Jair Bolsonaro. He is considered one of the most controversial politicians in Goiás state and one of the main Bolsonaro supporters in the state. He was named by the COVID-19 CPI as one of the YouTubers who profited most from spreading fake news about COVID-19. In 2022, he was elected federal deputy for Goiás with the second highest vote in the state.

Congressman Gustavo Gayer is facing calls for his impeachment and possible imprisonment due to controversial statements associating the existence of dictatorships on the African continent with the supposed "lack of cognitive capacity" of the population. In a podcast, Gayer compared the IQ in Africa to that of monkeys, claiming that Brazil is following the same path. In addition, he is accused of insulting President Lula by linking Minister Silvio Almeida which was fired after accusations of sexual harassment.