ICMBio Fines Influencer Carlinhos Maia R$1 Million Over Noronha Wildlife Video

Overview

• ICMBio-Noronha said Monday it fined Carlinhos Maia R$1 million for posting videos that showed friends feeding seabirds in Fernando de Noronha.
• The footage came from an October 4, 2025 boat trip where people tossed food to frigatebirds, and the clips were later shared on the influencer’s Instagram.
• Officials cited a federal decree that treats publishing images of animals in abuse as an infraction and said they weighed harm, the park’s protected status, the post’s reach, and Maia’s income when setting the amount.
• Maia said he did not feed the birds, said he deleted the Stories after a warning, and his lawyer filed a court action seeking to void the sanction with an urgent injunction.
• ICMBio says feeding frigatebirds beef or shrimp can make them sick and change their behavior, and it also notified federal prosecutors as the administrative case moves ahead.