Luis Carlos Heinze (born 14 September 1950) is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Rio Grande do Sul.

[3] Heinze voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.

[4] Heinze voted for a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.

[7] Heinze is known in Brazil for his strong advocacy of the right to bear arms, which has been a central theme in his election campaigns.

[7][8] In a public hearing held in the municipality of Vicente Dutra in November 2013, Heinze said that "quilombolas, Indians, gays, lesbians" are "everything that is not good.

"[9] In February 2014 these comments were published in the national newspapers, although Heinze stood by his words and said that he meant what he said.

[10] On 7 December 2013 Heinze was the speaker at an event in Campo Grande about passing legislation making it legal to organize militia to protect settlements from native peoples.

In his speech Heinze criticized Gilberto Carvalho, saying that his office was a "nest of Indians, blacks, landless people, gays, and lesbians".