Daniel Lucio da Silveira (born 25 November 1982) is a former Rio de Janeiro Military Police officer[1] and Brazilian politician, previously affiliated with the PSL, UNIÃO, and PTB parties.

Silveira was arrested on 16 February 2021[4][5] after publishing a video defending the extra-legal military act AI-5 and insulting and threatening ministers of the Federal Supreme Court.

[citation needed] Shortly thereafter, he took the exam to join the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State, but due to the prior fraud allegations, Silveira was rejected in 2011.

[9] His police record indicated further malpractice, with Silveira receiving 60 disciplinary sanctions, 14 reprimands and two warnings during his service, in addition to spending 26 days in prison and 54 in detention.

[14][15] Silveira defended himself, claiming that the he helped remove the plaque because it covered signs for Praça Floriano Peixoto square, and because he wanted to send a message to criminals and gang members that they could not take over territory through ostentatious vandalism.

[33] In February 2021, after his arrest was decreed by the Federal Supreme Court and confirmed by the Chamber of Deputies, Silveira left the PSL and joined the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB).

[2] On 11 October 2019, Rodrigo Amorim and Daniel Silveira, both members of the PSL, went to the university Colégio Pedro II in São Cristóvão to conduct an inspection for their "Education Crusade".

[38] In October 2019, Daniel Silveira filed a Bill (PL) aiming to institute a National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism in Brazil.

Political scientist Eduardo Grin, of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), called the PSL deputy's proposal "absurd" and denied the politician's claims about communism's history.

[a][39][15][40][41][42][43][44] In November 2019, after a Federal Supreme Court (STF) ruling annulled the arrest of former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Daniel Silveira posted on Twitter: "If you need a corporal, I am available".

"[45][15] According to an investigation by Aos Fatos in May 2020 on fake news, Daniel Silveira and a group of seven deputies published an average of two social network posts per day that contained misinformation or criticism targeting the STF, throughout a three-month period.