Laura Sabino

Laura Sabino with Lula da Silva in February 2023

Laura Sabino (born 1998 or 1999 in Ribeirão das Neves) is a Brazilian YouTuber and politician aligned with Marxism and a member of the Landless Workers' Movement.[1] She is considered one of the most relevant voices in left-wing political formation on social media and was chosen as such to open Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's pre-candidacy for the presidency in 2022.[1][2]

Personal life

Laura is originally from Ribeirão das Neves, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, declaring herself as a "favela native".[3] She is the daughter of Heli Sabino de Oliveira, a university professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in the Department of Teaching Methods and Techniques,[4] and the first literate person in her family, coming from a humble background.[5] As a child, Laura accompanied her father on visits to settlements, where he taught in a federal program for training teachers for the Landless Workers' Movement (MST).[3]

Her status as the daughter of a university professor sparked discussion on social media about the trivialization of the term "privilege" and the importance of distinguishing between income earned through work and money inherited from one's social class background.[3][6] In 2022, Laura lost five family members in a car accident on the GO-139 highway in Piracanjuba, Goiás.[7] A photo of her with the politician Lula has been used as the basis for manipulated images circulated as fake news.[8] Laura has previously worked as a children's party entertainer.[9]

In 2019, she enrolled in the History course at UFMG.[2][3]

Political activity

In 2016, she participated in the wave of occupations of secondary schools.[3]

She is a Marxist and an activist of the MST (Landless Workers' Movement),[3] whose cap she wears as her trademark. She is considered one of the most prominent YouTubers associated with left-wing political education.[2] In this capacity, she was chosen to open the launching event of the pre-candidacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the candidate for the Workers' Party in the 2022 presidential elections. The event took place on May 9, 2022, at the Expominas in Gameleira, in the western region of Belo Horizonte.[2]

Laura began her political activity on social media in 2019,[3] aiming to provide accessible knowledge to the poor and marginalized population.[5] By May 2022, Laura had 116,000 subscribers on YouTube, 138,000 followers on Twitter, and 123,000 on Instagram. She also participated on TikTok.[2] Due to her presence on social media, she faced backlash and attacks from the far-right on these platforms.[10]

In July 2022, following the public exposure of a video featuring a 14-year-old transgender girl filmed in a women's restroom, which was posted by Nikolas Ferreira, then a city councilor in Belo Horizonte from the Liberal Party, Laura challenged the councilor to a Muay Thai fight, labeling him as a coward.[11][12]

Laura identifies herself as a supporter of the ideas of Antonio Gramsci, advocating for the importance of political education to break the ideological dominance of the ruling classes.[3] She also argues that society is currently witnessing the failure of capitalism and that social democracy is not sufficient to solve social problems.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Aguiar, Leandro (May 25, 2022). "Quem é Laura Sabino, a youtuber que abriu ato de pré-campanha de Lula". UOL TAB (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Borges, Gabriel Ferreira (May 9, 2022). "Youtuber Laura Sabino abre ato de pré-campanha de Lula". O TEMPO (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Aguiar, Leandro (May 25, 2022). "Quem é Laura Sabino, a youtuber que abriu ato de pré-campanha de Lula". tab.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Campos, Ado Jorio de Vasconcelos, Antônio Leite, Cassiano Rabelo, João Luiz. "Somos UFMG". Somos UFMG (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Pilagallo, Sofia (August 16, 2020). "Jovens periféricos usam YouTube para democratizar conhecimento". R7.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Pichonelli, Matheus (August 10, 2022). "'Cosplay de pobre': ser filho de professor é ser privilegiado no Brasil?". tab.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Youtuber de Minas Gerais perde cinco familiares em grave acidente | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Portuguese). August 20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Miranda, Andreza (April 28, 2022). "Foto de Lula ao lado de Suzane von Richthofen é montagem; petista esteve com influenciadora mineira". BHAZ (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Mulher pede a influencer para usar manga longa: 'marido tem denúncia de assédio' | O TEMPO". www.otempo.com.br (in Portuguese). September 15, 2022. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Youtuber de esquerda é vítima de fake news ligada à pornografia e sofre ataques – Sociedade". CartaCapital (in Portuguese). September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Barros, Bruno Luís (July 9, 2022). "Influencer chama Nikolas Ferreira para luta: 'Cabe aceitar ou ser covarde'". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Neto, Weslley (October 11, 2022). "Influencer apoiadora do PT desafia deputado mais votado do Brasil para luta". www.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  13. ^ Sanches, Pedro Alexandre (October 20, 2022). "Laura Sabino: 'não podemos ter medo, já tivemos medo demais'". operamundi.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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