Mahatma Gandhi Heberpio Mattos Pires is a Brazilian footballer. His name is influenced by India's Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, fondly known as Mahatma Gandhi.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, led the nationalist movement for Indian Independence. He was a lawyer, social activist, politician and writer by profession.