Glauber de Medeiros Braga was born in Nova Friburgo (RJ), on June 26, 1982. A lawyer by training, he is the son of Saudade Braga, who was mayor of Nova Friburgo for the PSB in the early 2000s
Glauber is married to federal deputy Sâmia Bomfim (PSOL-SP). The couple had a child in 2021 and worked together to propose a statute to create equal 180-day parental leave
He began his public life in municipal secretariat positions in Nova Friburgo (2001-2008). He was elected federal deputy for PSB in 2007, but migrated to PSOL in September 2015, alleging political persecution
He gained national prominence in 2016, in the vote on Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment, by voting “no” and calling the then president of the Chamber, Eduardo Cunha, a “gangster”, stating that his chair “smelled of sulfur”
Ideologically, Glauber justifies his combative conduct as resistance to the “secret budget” and fascism. When voting against impeachment, he praised historical figures of the left, such as Carlos Marighella and Luís Carlos Prestes
Glauber is a fierce critic of Arthur Lira (PP-AL), his ideological opponent, whom he called a “bandit”. In 2022, Lira cut off Glauber’s microphone in the plenary and threatened to remove it after an argument over Petrobras
In April 2024, he became involved in a serious controversy when he kicked Gabriel Costenaro, an MBL member, out of the Chamber. Glauber claimed to have reacted to insults made against his mother, who was ill
In the same episode in 2024, Glauber exchanged pushes with deputy Kim Kataguiri (União-SP), one of his main rivals. The incident led to the opening of impeachment proceedings for breach of parliamentary decorum
The Ethics Council approved the recommendation for his revocation. In protest, Glauber began a hunger strike in April 2025 inside the Chamber, which ended after an agreement with the president of the House, Hugo Motta
Braga also began to face legal battles against the MBL, a movement he publicly labeled a “criminal organization”. The group asks for compensation of R$20,000 for moral damages due to the deputy’s statements
In September 2024, he was detained by the Rio de Janeiro PM during a repossession action at Uerj, while participating in an act in defense of students against scholarship cuts
In December 2025, Glauber occupied the presidency of the Chamber to protest against his impeachment. He was forcibly removed by the legislative police, during a scene of turmoil in the plenary.
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