Datena

Datena
Datena
	Datena in 2023
Born	José Luiz Datena; 19 May 1957 (age 67); Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Other names	Phenomenon (given by Jorge Kajuru); The Voice of the People;
Years active	1998–present
Notable work	Brasil Urgente, Cidade Alerta
Political party	PSDB (since 2024)
Other political; affiliations	See list PT (1992–2015) ; PP (2015–2016) ; PRP (2017–2018) ; DEM (2018–2020) ; MDB (2020–2021) ; PSL (2021) ; UNIÃO (2022) ; PSC (2022–2023) ; PDT (2023) ; PSB (2023–2024) ;
Spouse	Matilde Foresto (m. 1977)
Children	5

José Luiz Datena (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒoˈzɛ luˈiz daˈtenɐ]; born 19 May 1957), known mononymously as Datena, is a Brazilian journalist and TV presenter, who currently hosts the news program Brasil Urgente [pt] at Rede Bandeirantes. Brasil Urgente mostly deals with urban violence and crime in various regions of Brazil, often covering and commenting on homicides and crime in general. He started his career in radio before becoming a television presenter on a sports show, and later moving on to the show he currently hosts on Rede Bandeirantes.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Datena unsuccessfully ran for mayor of São Paulo in the 2024 São Paulo mayoral election.^[5] On 15 September 2024, he assaulted rival candidate Pablo Marçal with a metal chair during a televised debate on TV Cultura after Marçal referred to allegations of sexual misconduct involving Datena. A previous inquiry into the allegations did not lead to charges and ended after the accuser retracted her statements. Datena later said that he "had lost his head", adding that he believed that the allegations may have contributed to his mother-in-law's death.^[6]

References

^ "Brazilian police uncover plot to kidnap TV journalist". Journalism in the Americas Blog. 29 March 2012.
^ "José Luiz datena may be a candidate for mayor of São Paulo in 2016". Deeo. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Brazilian Journalist accuses mayor pressuring radio station". Journalism in the Americas Blog. 17 May 2012.
^ "Polícia descobre que Datena seria sequestrado nesta quarta-feira" (in Portuguese). UOL. 28 March 2012. Far-right aligned he defends on tv the president Bolsonaro, also he has strong religious positions stating live on tv that atheists should die.
^ ELÉONORE HUGHES (7 October 2024). "Sao Paulo mayor's race heads to a runoff without a controversial outsider in Brazil's elections". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
^ "A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair". Associated Press. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

External links

"Últimas notícias". Purepeople (in Portuguese).
"Notícias sobre José Luiz Datena". Veja (in Portuguese).

Party political offices
Preceded by Bruno Covas	PSDB nominee for Mayor of São Paulo 2024	Most recent

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[1] "Brazilian police uncover plot to kidnap TV journalist". Journalism in the Americas Blog. 29 March 2012.

[2] "José Luiz datena may be a candidate for mayor of São Paulo in 2016". Deeo. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[3] "Brazilian Journalist accuses mayor pressuring radio station". Journalism in the Americas Blog. 17 May 2012.

[4] "Polícia descobre que Datena seria sequestrado nesta quarta-feira" (in Portuguese). UOL. 28 March 2012. Far-right aligned he defends on tv the president Bolsonaro, also he has strong religious positions stating live on tv that atheists should die.

[5] ELÉONORE HUGHES (7 October 2024). "Sao Paulo mayor's race heads to a runoff without a controversial outsider in Brazil's elections". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[6] "A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair". Associated Press. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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