Alexandre Barreto
This Wednesday (14), the CPI of Bets heard the testimony of the digital influencer and humorist Rico Melquiades. During the session, the influencer complained about the pressure made by the senators and compared the treatment with the data to Virginia Fonseca, who was heard in the Senate on Tuesday (13).
“You are making me uncomfortable. I feel that you are pressing me a lot. I’m feeling a very different treatment. Yesterday was laughing, it was selfie,” he said. He also pointed out that at the end of the previous session, there were requests for photos and people following the influencer on Instagram.
Senator Soraya Thronicke (Somos/MS), CPI’s rapporteur, responded to the influencer with an irony. “I will follow you today,” he said. She also clarified that she did not follow Virginia before the statement and that it was the influencer who asked to take a picture.
The situation occurred shortly after Soraya asked Rico to demonstrate the operation of a betting game in front of her and transferred the amount to his bank account. He even places orders during the session.
The humorist is the second influencer to be heard by the senators in the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry that investigates online betting services. Currently, he has more than 4 million followers on Instagram.
Born in Maceió (AL), Luiz Ricardo Melquiades, better known as Rico Melquiades, participated in the vacation with MTV’s ex 7, and was champion of Fazenda 13, in Record. During the participation in the reality shows, he starred in several discussions and gained the reputation of “Barqueiro”.
In The Farm, Rico caused a widespread confusion by throwing away the coffee powder of the house. He argued with Dynho Alves, Current Mc Mirella’s companion, and the confusion almost resulted in aggression between the two. With the staff “Calado wins” in the mouth of the public, he was the champion of the season with 77.47% of the votes and received a prize of $ 1.5 million.
In January of this year, Rico was the target of an operation called Game Over 2. The influencer had blocked accounts and seized cell phones. The action, triggered by the Alagoas Civil Police, and also aims to investigate digital betting games.
Source: Folha
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