Renan Calheiros, a longtime Brazilian senator from Alagoas, became a central figure in 2021 as rapporteur of the CPI da Covid, the Senate inquiry into the federal government's handling of the pandemic. The satirical podcast Medo e Delírio em Brasília, known for turning Brasília politics into songs and sketches, turned his name into a funk track. Shared online during and after the hearings, the clip outlived the news cycle because Brazilian creators still drop it whenever Calheiros or congressional inquiries return to the headlines.