People on social media compared the case of Silva Ferreira to that of young boy João Hélio. Federal Deputy of the PSOL (the Socialism and Freedom Party) Chico Alencar noted on his Facebook:
El cas de Claudia s'ha comparat al del xiquet João Hélio a les xarxes socials , tal com recorda el diputat federal del PSOL, Chico Alencar al seu Facebook: