Arthur do Val

The activist says that his question regarding the Brazilian economy and politics began in his younger years, inspiring him to create the channel "Mamãefalei" in June 2015. In the same period, protests were supporting former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Chief of Staff of Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/hora1/noticia/2016/03/nomeacao-de-Lula-Como-Ministro-da-casa-civil-gera-protestos-pelo-pais.html|title=Nomeação de Lula como ministro da Casa Civil gera protestos pelo país|publisher=G1|language=pt|first=Michelle|last=Barros|date=17 March 2016|accessdate=25 August 2019}} Arthur took the opportunity to expose one of the main points of his job in the following year, in 2016, which would include the criticism to the blind political militancy. The video was well received by the public and had a start point for his career as an activist. The format of his videos which he went to political protests (mainly left-wing ones) and questioned protesters about their defended agenda, in an attempt to expose inconsistencies, brought growth to his channel. It began to be well noticed, associating itself to groups like Free Brazil Movement (MBL) and, along with the movement, received the Boletim da Liberdade Award, of the homonymous newspaper, in 2017; subscribers of the newspaper also voted for the winner's election.

Between June and July 2016, Arthur met the MBL coordinators, beginning to produce content and militate as a member.

In June 2018, Arthur went to the Chamber of Deputies, talking about fake news and MBL accusations, as well as the request of Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux for an investigation about fake news. Fux has cited an USP study, citing the MBL as a fake news spreader. Arthur said that such a study didn't exist and asked for Fux's presence, saying that he would be involved with important questions such as the unconditional right given to the public service. Arthur concluded his speech with the following words:

{{Blockquote|text=What I propose here is that we should stop the demagogy, stop the authoritarian speech of the thought patrol! "We're gonna patrol WhatsApp; we're gonna regulate I don't know what..." I think there will be someone wanting to regulate the thinking or the bar talk with your friend. Just let people mature by themselves, as it always was in society, and we will naturally fight fake news. No one wants to share fake news. No one wants to be ashamed of spreading fake information. And that's what we need to trust more than in a bureaucrat with a pen.}}

On 23 August 2019, Arthur stated he would leave Democrats to run for Mayor of São Paulo in the 2020 election.{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2019/08/23/mamae-falei-diz-que-esta-de-saida-do-dem-por-candidatura-a-prefeitura-de-sp.htm|title=Mamãe Falei diz que está de saída do DEM por candidatura à Prefeitura de SP|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first=Aiuri|last=Rebello|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=25 August 2019}}

On 19 November 2019, Arthur was expelled from Democrats.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/11/19/deputado-estadual-mamae-falei-e-expulso-do-dem.ghtml|title=Deputado estadual Mamãe Falei é expulso do DEM|publisher=G1|language=pt|first=Beatriz|last=Borges|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=20 November 2019}}

In February 2020, do Val, along with the elite of the Free Brazil Movement, joined the party Patriota (PATRI) and reaffirmed his intentions to run for Mayor of São Paulo.{{cite web|url=https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cupula-do-mbl-migra-para-patriotas-e-arthur-do-val-vai-disputar-prefeitura-de-sao-paulo,70003186385|title=Cúpula do MBL migra para Patriota e Arthur do Val vai disputar Prefeitura de São Paulo|publisher=Estadão|language=pt|first1=Pedro|last1=Venceslau|first2=Ricardo|last2=Galhardo|date=5 February 2020|accessdate=18 February 2020}}

One June 2018, during the recording of one of his videos in Fórum da Liberdade, Arthur approached the then pre-candidate for President Ciro Gomes,{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/br/alexandreorrico/briga-pescotapa-ciro-gomes-arthur-mamae-falei|title=A briga entre Ciro Gomes e Arthur "Mamãe Falei" não tem lado certo|publisher=BuzzFeed News|language=pt|first=Alexandre|last=Orrico|date=10 April 2018|accessdate=25 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2018/04/10/video-mostra-confusao-envolvendo-youtuber-do-mbl-e-ciro-gomes_a_23407612/|title=Vídeo mostra confusão envolvendo youtuber do MBL e Ciro Gomes|publisher=HuffPost Brasil|language=pt|date=10 April 2018|accessdate=25 August 2019|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825044427/https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2018/04/10/video-mostra-confusao-envolvendo-youtuber-do-mbl-e-ciro-gomes_a_23407612/|url-status=dead}} questioning him about a statement which the politician said he would "receive Moro's gang with bullets", a reference to the then-judge Sergio Moro.{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/ciro-gomes-diz-que-se-moro-tentar-prende-lo-recebera-turma-do-juiz-na-bala-21116401|title=Ciro Gomes diz que, se Moro tentar prendê-lo, receberá 'turma' do juiz 'na bala'|publisher=O Globo|language=pt|first=Leticia|last=Fernandes|date=26 March 2017|accessdate=25 August 2019}} After that, he was hit in the head with a slap from Ciro. Arthur ironized the former Governor asking, "Do you think I'm Patrícia Pillar so you can hit me?" Arthur persisted: "He's weak! Weak! See? Ciro Gomes hit me in the head. Do you think you're in Northeast, Ciro?"

The confrontation generated repercussion. Thais Bilenky, writing for Folha de S. Paulo, considered that, in the act, Ciro touched the activist's neck, alleging that it's not possible to measure the intensity of the supposed slap. Ciro commented the fact to Folha saying "Do you think if I had hit him, there wouldn't have a mark? As the way I am? I said 'don't be an asshole, man' and left".{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2018/04/ciro-e-blogueiro-ligado-ao-mbl-se-desentendem-em-forum.shtml|title=Ciro e blogueiro ligado ao MBL se desentendem em fórum|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|first=Thais|last=Bilenky|date=9 April 2018|accessdate=25 August 2019}} Yet, the specialist in micro facial expressions and body language, Vitor Santos, certified by Paul Eckman Group,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NoYaEYywNw|title=Ciro Gomes Pescotapa FAKE NEWS? (Análise de Linguagem Corporal - SCAN)|publisher=YouTube|language=pt|author=Vitor Santos|date=16 April 2018|accessdate=25 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sympla.com.br/masterclass---linguagem-corporal-da-mentira__241011|title=MasterClass - Linguagem Corporal da Mentira|publisher=Sympla|language=pt|accessdate=25 August 2019}} evaluated the hypothesis of manipulation on the video of the struggle, analysing the footage of the fact and concluding that Arthur was really assaulted.

In early March 2022 do Val travelled to Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and sent an audio message in which he said that Ukrainian women "are easy because they are poor".{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac11EbWowOw | title=Arthur do Val, o Mamãe Falei, diz em áudio vazado que mulher da Ucrânia 'é fácil porque é pobre' | website=YouTube }} In the same audio he also said that "Ukrainian women are gold diggers (...) but look like goddesses...like, if they shit you can clean up their asses with your tongue".{{Citation |title=Arthur do Val, o Mamãe Falei, diz em áudio vazado que mulher da Ucrânia 'é fácil porque é pobre' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac11EbWowOw |language=en |access-date=2022-03-06}} His girlfriend, Giulia Blagitz, ended their relationship as a result.{{cite web | url=https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/namorada-de-arthur-do-val-termina-namoro-apos-audios-vazados,9b7d329e637c42bdac3cbc6cd24a1ae5dwr5t4nx.html | title=Namorada de Arthur do Val termina namoro após áudios vazados }} CNN Brazil, among others, disseminated the contents of the audio.{{Cite web |title=Áudios atribuídos a Arthur do Val dizem que ucranianas "são fáceis porque são pobres" |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/audios-atribuidos-a-arthur-do-val-dizem-que-ucranianas-sao-faceis-porque-sao-pobres/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}} The site UOL.com, also confirmed that do Val said that "Ukrainian women are easy because they are poor".{{Cite web |title=Em áudios, Arthur do Val diz que mulher ucraniana é 'fácil porque é pobre' |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/internacional/ultimas-noticias/2022/03/04/arthur-do-val-diz-que-mulheres-ucranianas-sao-faceis-porque-sao-pobres.htm%7D/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=noticias.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}} The MBL claimed to be analyzing the audio and did not deny that the voice in the audio was do Val's. On March 5, 2022, do Val acknowledged that the voice was indeed his and said that "it was my mistake caused by a moment of excitement".{{Cite web |date=2022-03-05 |title=Arthur do Val reconhece áudios como dele: 'Tá errado o que eu falei, não é isso que eu penso, o que falei foi um erro, em momento de empolgação' {{!}} Eleições 2022 em São Paulo |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/eleicoes/2022/noticia/2022/03/05/arthur-do-val-reconhece-audios-como-dele-ta-errado-o-que-eu-falei-nao-e-isso-que-eu-penso-o-que-falei-foi-um-erro-em-momento-de-empolgacao.ghtml |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}} Damares Alves, Minister for Family, Women and Human Rights and other São Paulo State Parliamentarians called for do Val's immediate resignation.{{cite web | url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/politica/2022/03/4990639-deputados-e-ministra-damares-pedem-cassacao-de-do-val-e-partido-abre-processo.html | title=Deputados e ministra Damares pedem cassação de do Val, e partido abre processo | date=5 March 0313 }} Over 40,000 people signed a petition calling for him to be expelled from the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo.{{cite news |vauthors=Phillips T |title=Brazilian politician's sexist remarks about Ukraine refugees spark outrage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/brazilian-politician-arthur-do-val-sexist-remarks-ukraine-refugees-outrage |work=The Guardian |date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306150718/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/brazilian-politician-arthur-do-val-sexist-remarks-ukraine-refugees-outrageefugees-outrage |archive-date=6 March 2022 |url-status=live |language=en}}

Court case with the Genros

Do Val was ordered to pay Fernando Genro R$30,000 in September 2022 as compensation for misleading news connected to the charge that had been made in 2017, where Do Val verbally attacked Luciana Genro and her family and accused Fernando of stealing R$30,000.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Mamãe Falei terá de indenizar filho de Luciana Genro |url=https://www.extraclasse.org.br/justica/2022/09/mamae-falei-tera-de-indenizar-filho-de-luciana-genro/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Extra Classe |language=pt-br}}

Arthur do Val is a casual motocross racer and a fan of the band Angra. He is a close friend of politician and DotA player Kim Kataguiri.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Quem é Arthur do Val, o youtuber do MBL que virou deputado em SP e foi para a Ucrânia |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2022/03/quem-e-arthur-do-val-o-youtuber-do-mbl-que-virou-deputado-em-sp-e-foi-para-a-ucrania.shtml |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}

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• Fernando Holiday
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