Tag: Edir Macedo

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro’s outgoing mayor was arrested on Tuesday, December 22nd, and charged with graft, causing yet another embarrassment for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an ideological ally and anti-corruption campaigner who had backed the...

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After eight years of judicial delays, the statutory limitations period has expired, and Bishop Edir Macedo, leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, can no longer be sentenced for charges brought against...

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A federal judge in Rio de Janeiro has annulled the concession of diplomatic passports to evangelical bishop Edir Macedo, founder and leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of...