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| regent1 = [[Prime Minister of Brazil|''See list'' (2010-Present)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1983|2|21}} (age 36)
| birth_place = Brasília Vera Cruz Palace, Brasília, Federal District, [[Brazil]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Camila Alves<br>|2004}}
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Dom '''Luiz II''' (Luiz Xavier Henrique Pedro Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga; born February 21, 1983) is the current ruling Emperor of Brazil. He is the second son of Emperor Pedro IV and his wife, Empress Maria. Alongside his role, he is also the head of the [[Imperial Family of Brazil]]. He assumed the throne of Brazil in 2010 following the abdication of [[Rafael of Brazil|his brother]].
Luiz was born in Brasília and was educated privately in large schools in the city. During the 80s, when D. Luiz was still a child, like his other siblings, he was rarely seen in public, differently from their older brother Rafael who was heir to the Brazilian Throne and was seen often. He married
He is also known for expressing hard-right views and his opposition to homosexuality. Supporters have claimed he has been instrumental in restoring the moral integrity of Brazil, whilst critics have accused him of overstepping his constitutional role and making inappropriate political interventions.
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=== Death of Pedro IV ===
On June 1st, 2009, his father Emperor Dom Pedro IV's took Air France Flight 447 to go on a state trip to France, having pledged at the start of his reign to fly first class on common airliners rather than a royal air service. At around 2 am, the plane crashed on the Atlantic Ocean. Later in July 5 the body of the 48-year-old Monarch was recovered, Luiz was in Recife visiting a friend when, before being personally notified, he saw the news of his father's death on television. Dom Luiz canceled any appointments for the week and immediately flew back to Rio to say goodbye to his father. The body of Dom Pedro IV was laid at a state funeral from July 8 to 11 where 600,000 people passed by the coffin after a small mass at 17:00 his body was carried in a procession of 6.8 kilometers to the station of train, being buried at 09:00 on the 12th at the Imperial Mausoleum in Petrópolis.
== Reign ==
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=== Coronation ===
D. Luiz II ascended to the throne on December 5,
A luxurious ceremony was held with a parade of more than 1000 soldiers, 1000 sailors, 1000 members of the Air Force, the Golden carriage pulled by 6 horses, the Smoke Squadron and Cannons of Roses, this event was also televised on all possible platforms.
=== Finances ===
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=== Public image and personality ===
During his youth, as a young prince, Luiz was represented as a promising genius with a life filled with social events and busy life, he was known by the nickname "earthly angel". popularized by a critic of the Veja Magazine after the exorbitant expenses of his eccentric 20-year-old party. Upon ascending the Throne, the emperor's image has become more and more linked to controversies thanks to his opions on matters such as
Dom Luiz II often grants interviews, making the personal opinions of the monarch quite known. As Emperor of Brazil, Luiz periodically needs to externalize his thoughts in order to fufill his duties as the Moderating Power. In general, Dom Luiz II since his coronation has been increasingly affiliating himself with ideas of the far-right such as during the 2014 and 2018 elections, Luiz II has given an endorsement the Progressive Reform Party under the leadership of Levy Fidelix, an unprecedented move with no other monarch in Brazilian history ever explicitly supporting a political candidate or party. When asked about his decision he answered "The world is rotting, and I want to be the one who will make a move in favour of our greatest soldiers against the rot".
After the victory of Ciro Gomes' party on the election results Luiz said that "Although its with great disappointment how I see the loss of Levy, I must abide by the law along with the popular will and allow his government to be formed." The Emperor and the current Prime Minister are known to be quite cold with each other due to both men's disagreements and stubborn personalities.
The emperor is patron of over seven hundred organizations and charities. His main leisure interests include reading and time with his family. Luiz and his family usually prepare lunch together from time to time.▼
▲The emperor is patron of over
== Controversies ==
=== Integralism ===
Luiz II has several times spoken positively of the prime ministry of Plínio Salgado, declaring that "a few more decades of him and women would have remained in the kitchen." He also used their motto "God, fatherland and family" during a meeting with other Latin American heads of state and government.
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In 2018, Luiz II issued a royal decree ordering
=== Homosexuality ===
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Luiz II believes that "feminism is a cancer that will destroy Brazilian society and turn my daughter into a man." A leaked insider report has indicated that these remarks have caused Isabel Maria to estrange herself from her father.
=== Climate change ===
Luiz II spoke during a public speech in 2012 that "although climate change has been scientifically proven to be real, the current consensus about global warming is a product of ecoterrorist psychosis" he later came out and expanded his claim by saying that the so called current consensus has been created by a group who uses leftist parties and ecological activism groups as a pawn whether they know it or not.
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