Faz o L de Ladrão: Lula’s Criminal Circle Exposed Once Again
By Hotspotnews
A recent viral post by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has cut straight to the heart of Brazil’s moral and institutional crisis. With a simple caption—“Faz o L de ladrão”—he highlighted the latest scandal rocking the Lula administration: the public prosecutor’s office has formally denounced influencer and lawyer Deolane Bezerra, along with notorious PCC leader Marcola and several of his family members, for criminal organization and money laundering tied directly to the Primeiro Comando da Capital.
The image accompanying the post tells the story better than any words. It shows a smiling Deolane, a prominent public supporter of President Lula, posing affectionately with him in 2023. Now the same woman stands accused of helping launder drug money from one of Brazil’s most powerful and violent criminal factions through a front company. The irony is brutal and deliberate: the same people who demand Brazilians “Faz o L” in blind loyalty to Lula are now forced to confront what that “L” truly represents—thieves and enablers of organized crime.
This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a consistent pattern. Under successive PT governments, Brazil has witnessed the steady erosion of law and order. Criminal factions like the PCC have expanded their reach while leftist politicians and their celebrity allies cultivate an image of compassion and social justice. Deolane’s case is especially galling because she was not a fringe figure. She was a vocal defender of the current administration, a public face of its cultural and legal circles. A cozy photo with the president himself now looks less like friendship and more like evidence of the rot at the top.
Conservatives have long warned that soft-on-crime policies, selective justice, and alliances with the worst elements of society would produce exactly this outcome. While the Bolsonaro administration focused on empowering police, strengthening federal operations against drug trafficking, and rejecting the narrative that criminals are victims of society, the left doubled down on rhetoric that weakens institutions and excuses predation. The result? A country where drug lords’ money flows through front companies, influential figures close to power get caught in the web, and the media often downplays the connections until they become impossible to ignore.
The “Faz o L de ladrão” meme is more than clever wordplay. It is a powerful reminder that symbols matter. The left turned the letter “L” into a badge of ideological conformity. Now that badge is being repurposed to expose thieves. Brazilians tired of corruption, violence, and hypocrisy are responding. They see the pattern: from the massive scandals of the past to the current accusations against figures who enjoyed proximity to the highest levels of power.
True conservatism stands for the rule of law applied equally, without exceptions for political allies or famous supporters. It demands that criminal organizations—whether in the favelas or in the halls of influence—face real consequences. It rejects the idea that fighting crime is somehow “authoritarian” while ignoring the real authoritarianism of factions that control territories and launder billions through legitimate-looking channels.
The denunciation against Deolane, Marcola, and their associates is a step toward accountability, but it only matters if it leads to convictions and if similar scrutiny is applied wherever power and crime intersect. Brazilians deserve leaders who do not pose for photos with those later accused of feeding the criminal machine. They deserve a government that prioritizes the safety of families, the integrity of institutions, and the defense of honest work over ideological loyalty.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s post did not create this scandal. It simply refused to look away. In doing so, it reminded millions that the “L” the left celebrates has always had another, darker meaning—one that honest Brazilians are finally willing to say out loud: ladrão.