Cute governor of Brazilian state comes out as gay

[quote] That said

Politics is about compromise. It isn't a game for children and half-wits.

He looks like a young William Levy.

Of course he's white.

Wow, he's really hot!

He reminds me of Bill Hader .

Working shirtless...

R3 What do you want him to do about it? Do you want him to go 'brown face'?

He looks similar to a developer I used to work with.

Oh yeah, we have Lindsey Graham!

R3 is a white female tweener who announced she is gender-fluid when she turned seven, with her mother putting it on a cake.

Hot and shoeless.

Let me guess: His houseboy tried to sell a Kiss 'n' Tell.

'When he’s not nonchalantly sipping yerba mate topless R6, Eduardo is transforming his city Pelotas into a bastion of sustainable urban mobility in order to reduce carbon emissions'.

demonstrates his dick size

He is "politician hot"....for Brazilian standards average at best.

You're nuts, R16.

By ANY standards, this guy is smokin' hot.

Pelotas is overwhelmingly white.

R12 I was wondering how long till some story leaks out....

OK, R17. These must be photos from his early 20s. The Photo in R15 was my point of reference.

Brazilian politicians are a bunch of fugly men aged 55 or more with huge bellies. American politicians are usually more fit, though of similar age. That said, gay politicians have proved to skew younger and cuter, so in this sense Eduardo doesn't stand out. Below is a favorite of mine, Marcelo Calero.

He's very handsome still, but a lot of the pictures being posted here are old.

I want Eduardo inside me, quite deeply!

I have been following him in IG for a couple of years, but have not seen that he has declared himself gay.

R19 Balty-moore

You talk of him as though you're intimate with him and his milieu. Does he have a lover— or a claque of admirers?

I wonder if he had me. Can't really remember.

He's luscious.

A few months ago he sued a right-wing politician for "insult and homophobia", so he already seems to have been out.

I had a FB who looked amazing like him except with a really hairy chest. He would have been my ideal partner except that he was married to a woman and had a kid.

One of the sexiest men I have ever been with and he liked me just as much. But life sadly goes on

This gov is gorgeous

R16 Meaning, you look like someone he wouldn't even acknowledge

[quote]Pelotas is overwhelmingly white.

It is also jokingly referred to as the gayest city in Brazil.

Leite means "milk," BTW. Hot.

I just watched him speaking on a video on youtube. He's NO flamer

He BUTCH

If he voted for Bolsonaro, he's an idiot. All the handsomeness in the world wouldn't make up for that.

R34 Politics is about compromise. You choose your battles. You lose one battle but eventually win a war.

R35, Brazil’s gays don’t seem to be anywhere near winning the war

R36 Luscious Eduardo Leite looks as though he's living a good life. I'm sure there's plenty here who'd love to share his.

He’s gay. He says so in an interview. He clarifies that he is a governor who happens to be gay, not a gay governor. He says he’s the same as Obama — a president who happens to be black, not a black president. He also says that he has nothing to hide, and is proud of his sexuality.

I wonder what made him decide to come out? There were rumors for a very long time. R28 is correct on filing a charge against another politician. Seems like he’s been out since January 2021.

Continuation to R38… He posted a message on IG a few hours ago where he thanks people for their messages of support, and says love conquers hate.

There are some online Brazilian newspapers — prominent ones — that are dated a few months back that talk about his being gay, and he seems to be open. But he had an interview today where he openly talks about it. Perhaps it was the first time where he openly talks about it.

Good for him! Even better for the guys he’s slept with! Very hot!!!!

[quote] I wonder what made him decide to come out?

He is running as a presidential candidate for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) next year.

He recognizes that his opposition will want to publicise his private life so he is setting it out now 'as nothing to hide'.

OP, where did you get that he voted for Bolsonaro? The way I piece things together they are very different politically in style and in content. I would think that Leite is solidly anchored on the center left, and extremely pragmatic. And obviously Bolsonaro is showing lots of homophobia, always has and still does, especially toward Leite. Leite also supports the effort to impeach Bolsonaro. Did he ever explain why he would vote for him in 2018, or if he had a change of heart at some point?

41 He openly supported Bolsonaro. Brazil has a plenitude of parties, so political support can come and go quickly.

If he voted for Bolsonaro, then that's the American equivalent of voting for Trump.

He's like a MAGAT.

No thank you.

Anyone that stupid will never get my support, no matter how attractive they are.

Da-me seu leite, Edu.

[quote] Anyone that stupid will never get my support

Are you registered to vote in Brazil, R43?

R43, I hope he can live with your brave stance on that topic.

Hotter pix are from years ago; he's aging rapidly, though he's still discernably hot. The vote for the virulently homophobic oligarch Bolsonaro makes him the equivalent of Richard Grenell or worse.

You need to get him cancelled, R47 and R43!

Get to work!

Is he still alive?

He's a political opportunist as seen from his vote for Bolsonaro, who has stated openly that he is against gay equality

He's hot as hell.

So is Aaron Schock. Still doesn't make him a good person

If Pete and he became presidents of their respective countries the US might decide to have a "special relationship" with Brazil.

R21 lmao, are you Brazilian? American politicians are fat, bald, old and gross mostly. It's rare to find attractive ones and if they are attractive they are the worst people ever anyway like most politicians.

R47- He's only 35 years old. He can't have aged that much yet.

I don't think he's aged, but I think he's gained weight. Perhaps it's pandemic-related. Seems that the handling of the covid pandemic is the reason he and other members of the PSDB fell out with Bolsonaro.

[quote] He's hot as hell.

I wonder who's his boyfriend?

Or is he just a slutty whore?

A guy like that must be having lots of HOT SEX!

[quote]Politics is about compromise. It isn't a game for children and half-wits.

And the "compromise" with asshole "adults" and "whole-wits" like you is to overlook Bolansaro's being a repugnant pile of shit in every way including homophobia, because he also hates the same people you do, amIright?

He totally looks like Latino actor William Levy.

His boyfriend:

R60- They're kind of similar looking.

The thought of the two of them......I CAN'T STAND IT.

Bolansaro is an Evangelical, Neo-Nazi Zionist, so he will inevitably attract a lot of DL support from the usual who overlook the homophobia in men like him

he votes right wing?

hope he gets raped

R10 is a MAGA clown

NOTHING else matters- DL people which one of the couple is the TOP?

I will guess it's Eduardo because he's so BUTCH in his youtube video.

[quote]which one of the couple is the TOP?

It's Gov. Eduardo, right? Right?? I can always tell with these things!

Can't wait to see his porn career dragged out into the open.

He won't be the first male porn actor to serve in the Brazilian congress, still.

Enough of this chitchat. Where are the nudes???

[quote] And the "compromise" with asshole "adults" and "whole-wits" like you ...

I admit there is a threshold where compromise needs to make way for principles. But some posters on DL make me sick with their self-righteous indignation from the comfort of their couch typing away on their tablet while others get out, get elected and actually accomplish something.

R70, considering he has no effect on us and us on him, all we can have is an opinion.

Carl Nassib, on the other hand, is desperate for some commercial deal so he can sell stuff to gays. We have more than on opinion in that case. We have our wallets

The Guardian has something out about Eduardo. It identifies him as a presidential hopeful (though he's very unlikely he's going to prevail in the PSDB primaries against the much more prominent governor for São Paulo). It also describes some of the debate on Brazilian social media about him, which is similar to the debate Datalounge has been having on Nassib.

A lot of Brazilian gays such as myself voted for Bolsonaro in the last election. We knew how bad he was, but the alternative - the corrupt Workers Party that had stolen billions from the Brazilian people - was worse.

Bolsonaro is rabidly homophobic, but in a way that makes him an object of ridicule. Gay rights have only advanced in Brazil in spite of him. In 2019, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a CRIME akin to racism (which is also a crime). I don't imagine the US Supreme Court will be doing anything like that anytime soon.

Damn, at R60.

So Eduardo's boyfriend is hot AND a doctor?

How do some people end up being so lucky in life?

R58 You use the noun "whole-wits" but it would be better if you use the adjective 'witless'.

R73, thanks for providing context on an issue most readers here have not delved into enough yet.

The Irish Premier's bf is a doctor as well, yes?

Forget Eduardo. The boyfriend is hotter.

Ooh, Papai!

R42- He's really HOT in that video and DEFINITELY sounds like a TOP.

R73 What is the atmosphere like for the gays in Brazil? To us non-Brazilians, its such a sexualized culture and country, almost to a fault. But how much of the country is really open-minded about the gays, considering that its so huge and diverse in size and population?

I have been invited to Brazil. Is it safe to go, given the raging covid, Amazon jungle fires, and militaristic government? Is the pinga (or however the local patois terms it) worth the risk?

There's plenty of good, cheap pinga. "Pinga" in Brazil doesn't mean "dick" - it means a beloved, unbelievably potent sugar cane rum, also known as "cachaça". But there's plenty of good, cheap sizemeat also.

R73

you're a piece of shit hope bad things happen to you

R80, Dont you know more gay people are murdered in brazil than anywhere else? It’s well known

If you stick to the popular tourist cities, you’ll be fine.

Not true. I'm not sure what "tourist cities", but the more cosmopolitan places like Rio and São Paulo see plenty of antigay violence. It's the same as in the US, where homophobia takes place not only in places like Cleveland but also in NYC.

I think his nudes leaking is inevitable, he doesn’t have a hot body for nothing.

He's now saying that he regrets voting for Bolsonaro. Until 2020, he denied that was the case: he said Bolsonaro promoted divisions within Brazilian society but justified his vote saying it was necessary to keep the PT locked out of power. After he came out, however, his Bolsonaro support was heavily scrutinized and I guess the criticism struck a nerve.

Most of the "gays" murdered in Brazil are tranny prosties on the margins of society.

R1 There is no rationale, no compromise, no possible justification for voting for Bolsonaro

[quote]I have been invited to Brazil. Is it safe to go, given the raging covid, Amazon jungle fires, and militaristic government? Is the pinga (or however the local patois terms it) worth the risk?

Hoooo boy. I wouldn't if I were you (and I've been there several times). Safe tourist travel to Brazil is at least a year away. Covid rates are sky-high and rising, crime has gotten even worse as the economy crumbles.

Is the dick worth it? Hell yes, but not right now.

Nude photos and a hot body will only get him even more votes. There's a famous lyric by Vinicius de Morais (who wrote "The Girl from Ipanema"):

[quote]may the ugly ones forgive me / But beauty is fundamental

Brazilians will always vote for a pretty face. Voting is mandatory and most Brazilian politicians are repulsive. Glamor is all a girl needs to get ahead.

Another thing to consider - if you go it's not likely going to be much fun. Cities and states have been going into short-term lockdowns without warning.

Plenty of ugly, fat people have been elected in Brazil. Hot people are the exception, not the rule. Contrast Brazil and the US. Except for Trump, all US presidents after Nixon have been fit and athletic, in fact a couple of them (namely, Obama and Clinton) were genuinely hot. Brazil has never had a hot president. And in this sense, Brazil is a more normal country than the US (just look at Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, etc.). The focus on appearance in US politics is very sui generis.

[quote]Brazilians will always vote for pretty face?

Are you high? Look at Bolsonaro's repulsive mug. Or Lula, the last president who actually won an election.

[quote] Of course he's white.

He’s white?

R60 he’s hot

Federal Congressman Alexandre Frota taking a nude shower (and displaying sizemeat) on a reality TV show a few years ago. Prior to becoming a politician he did soap operas and gay porn.

He didn't wash his ass at R98.

Yuck.

This is all irrelevant because Lula is going to win and then Bolsonaro will stage a coup. Welcome back to real dictatorship, Brazil. The country of the future, and always will be.

Meanwhile, Brazil's most influential gay politician, Jean Wyllys, had to leave Brazil due to death threats over his opposition to Bolsonaro.

Man, Brazilians are SO HAWTTTTTT! Like Spaniards, Lebanese and white South Africans! Anywhoo, another one? Really? I'm starting to get more and more convince the percentage of gay and bi dudes in this world is at least 40%

(and for the record, Brazilian dick is "piroca". Big dick, "pirocao", "pirocudo".)

R73, and now you’re finding out the Bolsonaro is just as corrupt. Plus he doesn’t give a shit that 500k Brazilians are dead from COVID.

You get what you vote for.

r104, you're not working with r73's explanation. He is not saying that they loved voting for Bolsonaro. But obviously there was a stronger urge to live with Bolsonaro - as a gay Brazilian, no less! - than living with the corrupt elite that was in place at time of the election. Now, I am not saying voting for Bolsonaro was a smart choice. I am actually puzzled in disbelief. But obviously there is something going on in Brazil that you don't understand and that you are not considering when you so easily dismiss the votes for Bolsonaro. So I'd rather withhold judgment than handing out a simple dismissal from a couple thousand mile afar.

Bolsonaro was very clear in interviews that he would kill his son if he was gay.

A gay person voting for Bolsonaro is strong "Jews for Hitler" territory. A gay Brazilian voting for Bolsonaro really, truly hates themself.

Bolsonaro's selling point was he was one of the few politicians who wasn't corrupt. That turned out to be total horseshit.

R105, it’s like when some gays voted for Trump with all sorts of bullshit excuses about why Trump was apparently better.

He showed his true colors.

Bolsonaro never hid who he was. Everyone knew he was a fascist. And now you have a country decimated. Really, they expected something better with Bolsonaro?

The PT is the least corrupt of the major Brazilian parties, including the PSDB. There's data proving that. The chart below shows that fewer PT politicians have lost their mandates to corruption allegations than any right-wing parties. By way of illustration, I know, for example, of a case where a city's entire council body was arrested under corruption charges except the one PT councillor.

But the media make it look otherwise. Unfortunately the corporate media works as an arm of the business world, which has an interest in keeping pro-worker parties out of power. And, as r73's post shows, facts don't matter, only perceptions do, and the succeeded in producing a negative perception of the left to the middle classes.

By giving more prominence to investigations of PT figures than those of right-parties, and by collaborating with biased judges and prosecutors, the media managed to semear the left and cede power to Bolsonaro. The latter was an unintended consequence of its plans, but the media bears responsibility.

The conservative rage the media whipped for years wouldn't suddenly disappear after Dilma was impeached. It had to go somewhere, and the neoliberal technocrats of the PSDB were no longer appropriate vessels for the virulent feelings of Brazilian reactionaries.

It's kind of like how US media didn't like Trump, but definitely helped prepare the ground for his rise.

Sure gay rights progressed under Bolsonaro despite of him but why should you have to fight the president on human rights?

Gay rights progressed under Trump too but he fought them every step of the way

[quote] So I'd rather withhold judgment than handing out a simple dismissal from a couple thousand mile afar.

That's a sensible remark, R105. But it's hard to stop Dataloungers infected with the Cancel-Culture Virus.