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

Elections in Brazil: The return of Lula or the right to power

“He is a Pharisee and he is trying to manipulate the good faith of evangelical men and women who go to church to discuss their faith, their spirituality. They keep trying to tell lies,” Lula said about Bolsonaro One of the presidential elections that is currently making the most noise in the region is the … 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

The electoral campaign began in Brazil: extreme polarization and high discursive voltage

Brazil entered the countdown to the general elections on October 2 with the official launch of the electoral campaigns, in acts with strong symbolic content in which the main candidates President Jair Bolsonaro and the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvashowed a high voltage accusations that exhibits the ironclad polarization of the lawsuit. According … Read more

Brazil | Lula criticizes the use of religion for politics and says that his goal is to treat all believers equally

The former Brazilian president and favorite to win the elections on October 2, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvacriticized this Wednesday the use of religion to do politics and denied that he is going to have a speech aimed at evangelical voters, a group in which President Jair Bolsonaro leads in public opinion polls, because he … 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

After the pandemic, the “boom” of retreats in mystical refuge in Brazil

To the beat of a drum, Michelle Ximenes, a yoga instructor in a temple in the mystical town of Chapada dos Veadeiros, in Brazil, captivates a group of adults who, after undergoing a clay bath, march and wave their hands. Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil, Jul 2, 2022 (AFP) – Michelle Ximenes, a yoga instructor … Read more