Father Jonas Abib, the founder of Cançao Nova, dies; Bolsonaro decrees a day of mourning in Brazil

Has died in Brazil, the night of Monday, December 12, the priest Jonas Abib, 85, founder of the charismatic community cancao nova (Canción Nueva), a very influential community through its preachers, spaces for retreats and meetings, and the media. Millions of people in Brazil have read his books on spirituality, What “The Bible was written … Read more

Atrás en encuestas, Bolsonaro se juega la carta religiosa

SALVADOR, Brasil (AP) — En las afueras de Salvador, pasando una iglesia evangélica y al final de un pequeño sendero, Thiago Viana preparaba una celebración. Dos nuevos miembros de su templo saldrían pronto de meses de aislamiento, que representan el inicio de su incorporación al candomblé, una fe afrobrasileña. De repente empieza a sonar su … Read more

Brazil would welcome persecuted Catholic priests in Nicaragua, announces President Bolsonaro

The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, offered this Tuesday at the UN General Assembly to “open its doors” to religious Catholics who “suffer persecution” by the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua. “Brazil opens its doors to welcome Catholic parents and nuns who have suffered persecution from the dictatorial regime of Nicaragua”, assured the president in … Read more

Lula and Bolsonaro: The war unleashed by the vote of evangelicals in Brazil

After repeated nods to the evangelical segment and a day after saying that the Bible must be fulfilled, former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Friday that he will not campaign based on religious issues. “Religious issues will not be on my political agenda,” assured the presidential candidate of the Workers’ Party (PT). … Read more

With crossed accusations between Bolsonaro and Lula, the presidential campaign began in Brazil

Brazil today entered the countdown to the general elections on October 2 with the official launch of the electoral campaigns, in acts with a strong symbolic content in which the main candidates, President Jair Bolsonaro, and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , showed a high voltage of accusations that exhibits the iron polarization … Read more

Lula called Bolsonaro a ‘demon’ and promised lower taxes for wage earners if he wins in Brazil

Source: Telam The former president and opposition presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promised on Tuesday to reduce taxes for wage earners and repudiated the economic policy of the government of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he called “a true demon” for trying to politically manipulate the faithful evangelists, by putting in his campaign for the … Read more