A child left the scene with a fractured jaw and head trauma
Medical examiner confirmed Gato Preto had consumed alcohol, MDMA, and cannabis before the August 20 crash that injured a child in another vehicle. The influencer fled the scene and was found hours later at home; he faces charges including reckless driving, failure to provide aid, and evidence tampering.
- August 20 crash on Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, São Paulo
- Medical report confirmed alcohol, MDMA, and cannabis in Gato Preto's system
- Child passenger hospitalized with fractured jaw and head trauma
- Influencer fled scene, found hours later at home in Tremembé
- Faces charges including reckless driving, failure to aid, and evidence tampering
Brazilian influencer Gato Preto will be indicted on multiple traffic crimes after a medical report confirmed he consumed alcohol, ecstasy, and marijuana before crashing his Porsche into another vehicle in São Paulo, injuring a child.
On August 20th, a Porsche convertible ran a red light at high speed on Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima in São Paulo, colliding with a Hyundai HB20 crossing the intersection. The impact was violent enough to send the luxury car into a traffic signal pole. Inside the Porsche was the influencer known as Gato Preto, behind the wheel, and Bia Miranda, a fellow social media personality, in the passenger seat. In the HB20 was a family—and a child who would spend the next hours in a hospital bed with a fractured jaw and head trauma from the airbag impact.
A medical examiner's report, obtained by TV Globo and published by G1, has now confirmed what investigators suspected: Gato Preto had consumed alcohol, ecstasy, and marijuana before getting behind the wheel. The 31-year-old influencer, who built his online following by showcasing luxury and dispensing relationship advice, will be indicted on multiple traffic crimes. The charges include reckless driving, failure to render aid to victims, fleeing the scene, driving at speeds incompatible with the road, and evidence tampering. The 14th Police District in Pinheiros is handling the investigation.
What happened after the crash reveals a pattern of evasion. Rather than wait for police, Gato Preto left the scene. Hours later, officers found him at his home in Tremembé, in the city's north zone. Body camera footage captured the moment he answered the door completely naked, accompanied by two women. When confronted about abandoning the accident site, he claimed he had fled because too many people were filming him. One officer responded directly: leaving the scene of an accident with an injured victim constitutes a traffic crime.
Before being taken to the police station, Gato Preto posted videos on social media showing injuries to his hand and lamenting the loss of approximately 1.5 million reais in vehicle damage, though he claimed to be "fine." Bia Miranda, his passenger, also posted—calling the struck vehicle "garbage" and admitting she had been looking at her phone when the collision occurred, which is why she didn't notice the red light. She later apologized to the driver and his son. Her legal team released a statement emphasizing that she was merely a passenger with no role in operating the vehicle, and that she is cooperating fully with authorities and will provide assistance to the victims.
The incident has drawn intense public attention, but it is not Gato Preto's first brush with controversy. At 31, he has faced accusations of unpaid child support and domestic violence allegations alongside his curated online persona of wealth and lifestyle expertise. The medical report transforms what might have seemed like a traffic accident into something more serious: a case of impaired driving that left a child hospitalized. The São Paulo Secretary of Public Security has not yet commented on the case. What comes next is the formal indictment process, and potentially a test of how accountability applies when the person behind the wheel has a large social media following.
Notable Quotes
You fled the scene of an accident with an injured victim—that constitutes a traffic crime— Police officer to Gato Preto
I didn't notice the red light because I was looking at my phone— Bia Miranda, passenger
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why does it matter that we know exactly what substances were in his system?
Because it changes the legal category of what happened. This isn't just a car crash—it's a crime. The medical evidence is what transforms a civil liability into criminal charges.
He claimed he left because people were filming him. Does that explanation hold any weight?
Not legally, no. An officer told him directly: you can't flee an accident scene with injured people, regardless of why. The law doesn't have an exception for embarrassment or cameras.
What strikes you most about Bia Miranda's response—calling the other car "garbage"?
The tone-deafness of it. A child was hurt. She later apologized, which matters, but that first instinct to minimize the other vehicle and the people in it says something about how they were processing the moment.
Does his social media presence—the lifestyle content, the relationship advice—make this worse somehow?
It creates a specific kind of accountability. He built an audience by presenting himself as someone worth emulating. When that person is then found driving impaired and fleeing the scene, the contradiction becomes part of the story.
What happens now?
Formal indictment, likely trial. The medical evidence is solid. The question becomes what penalties apply, and whether this case influences how courts treat similar cases involving public figures.