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Kim Kataguiri
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 |
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| Constituency | São Paulo |
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Kim Patroca Kataguiri
28 January 1996 Salto, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | UNIÃO (since 2022) |
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| Alma mater | Federal University of ABC (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Activist, politician |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Subscribers | 1.54 million |
| Total views | 487.6 million |
| Subscriber and view counts updated as of 10 December 2023. | |
Kim Patroca Kataguiri, born on January 28, 1996, is a Brazilian politician and activist. He is one of the people who started and leads the Free Brazil Movement. This group supports ideas like free markets and less government control. In October 2018, he was elected to be a congressman for the state of São Paulo. He received a lot of votes, making him the fourth most voted candidate in his state.
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Kim's Journey into Politics
Kim Kataguiri says he got involved in politics when he was 17 years old, back in August 2013. In a history class, his teacher talked about a government program called "Bolsa Família." The teacher said this program helped many people escape poverty.
Kim wasn't sure about this. He thought that other things, like Brazil's strong economy at the time, were more important. He also noticed that his classmates easily accepted the idea of the government controlling many businesses.
Instead of arguing in class, Kim made a video and posted it on YouTube. The video quickly became very popular. Kim realized he could use the internet to share his ideas about free markets. He made more videos that were funny and critical. These videos got millions of views as Brazil faced economic problems and political issues.
The Free Brazil Movement
After his videos became popular, Kim Kataguiri started the Free Brazil Movement. This group believes in "free-market values," which means they want less government involvement in the economy.
One of the first big goals of the movement was to impeach Dilma Rousseff. She was the president of Brazil at the time. The movement wanted her removed from office because of corruption problems in a state-owned oil company called Petrobras. Kim Kataguiri saw her political party as a challenge to freedom.
The Free Brazil Movement also has bigger goals. They want to make the government smaller and simpler. This means they want lower taxes, fewer rules, and for the government to sell off public companies to private owners.
On March 15, 2015, over a million Brazilians joined protests against President Rousseff. In São Paulo, Kim Kataguiri spoke to 200,000 people. It was one of the biggest protests the city had seen in a long time.
In October 2015, Time magazine recognized Kim Kataguiri. They named him one of the most influential teens of that year.
Becoming a Congressman
In the 2018 Brazilian general election, Kim Kataguiri was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies. This is a part of Brazil's national government. He represented the state of São Paulo. He received 465,310 votes, which made him the fourth most voted candidate in his state.
In January 2022, Kim Kataguiri changed his political party to Podemos. He did this to support another politician, Sergio Moro, who was running for president. Later, in March 2022, he changed parties again to União Brasil.
About Kim's Life
Kim Kataguiri's grandparents came from Japan. He spent his early childhood in a city called Indaiatuba. His father, Paulo Atuhiro Kataguiri, used to work with metal. Kim has mentioned in interviews that he is an Anglican Christian. In his free time, Kim enjoys playing a video game called Dota 2. He sometimes streams his games live online.
