José Luiz Datena (; born 19 May 1957), known

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ously as Datena, is a Brazilian journalist and TV presenter, who currently hosts the news program ' at

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. Brasil Urgente mostly deals with urban violence and crime in various regions of Brazil, often covering and commenting on

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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

. Datena unsuccessfully ran for mayor of

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in the 2024 São Paulo mayoral election. On 15 September 2024, he assaulted rival candidate

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with a metal chair during a televised debate on

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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.

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