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The Portuguese League Against Cancer started its annual fundraising campaign across the country this Thursday, which will last until Sunday in public places such as shopping areas and churches, with the aim of raising funds to support cancer patients and their families. #LigaPortuguesaContraoCancro #Peditório #Solidariedade (translated)

Augustus Nicodemus wrote that sexual scandals, corruption, and abuse of power in evangelical and Catholic churches did not demonstrate that Christianity was false. According to him, these cases showed that wearing religious garments or carrying a Bible did not make someone holy, and Jesus had already warned about people who would act like wolves. #Cristianismo #Igrejas #Escândalos (translated)

David Ágape wrote that, weeks before the first round of the elections, More in Common Brasil and researchers from UFRJ downloaded and politically categorized about 7,500 broadcasts of masses and services, totaling nearly 14,000 hours of audio. According to him, the church channels were monitored for two months in search of political and electoral references. Ágape stated that the NGO claimed to have used its own resources, but documents indicated that Luminate, an organization funded by Pierre Omidyar, had allocated around R$ 1.3 million to set up the Brazilian operation. He also mentioned Open Society, founded by George Soros, as a supporter of another research project by the branch. According to the author, the cost of monitoring and the source of the resources had not been detailed, and those responsible for the organization did not respond to some questions. https://t.co/MzuOako95t #Eleições2023 #Transparência #Religião (translated)

Victor Garcia stated that the Centrão would use the power that it still had to try to contain the Bolsonaros. According to him, the renewal that took place in the churches, which did not succeed in electing anyone, showed that it was a strategic mistake to increase the presence of the far right in the pulpits. #Centrão #ExtremaDireita #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

Hayy stated that, in a week, the PT would have been exposed in an audio with Vorcaro, a controversy involving Ana Elisa and churches arose, and militants took to the streets and vandalized the center of São Paulo. The author questioned whether these actions would gain votes. #PT #Política #SP (translated)

YOUNG FOR THE 4th TIME stated that faith was professed and the vote, weighed. He said that Lula respected all religions and contested the claim, which according to him had been circulating for 30 years, that the president would close churches. The author added that, in almost 12 years of government, Lula had not closed any and praised Our Lady Aparecida. #LulaComAparecida #Lula #Religião #FakeNews (translated)

Janoninho stated that Lula respected all religions and said that he had not used the name of God to get elected or closed churches. He also attributed the creation of the March for Jesus to Lula. In contrast, he claimed that Flávio Bolsonaro wanted to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of her title as Patroness and accused the right of invading and vandalizing places of worship, including terreiros of African-based religions. He concluded by defending Lula. #Lula #Religião #Respeito (translated)

André Janones reported that the photo was taken at Lula's house while they were preparing for a live broadcast, and that it was only later that he noticed an image on the wall of the president being blessed by the Pope. According to Janones, the image contrasted with the accusations that Lula would close churches. Janones stated that Lula was the target of fake news related to religion. He recounted that someone suggested the president oppose the use of the evangelical church by Flávio with his Catholic identity and his history with the Catholic Church, but said that Lula rejected the idea and stated that he preferred to lose the election. Janones added that Lula was elected and that Bolsonaro became the first president in the country's history not to be re-elected. Janones summarized the situation by saying that Flávio was using God, while God acted through Lula. He also asked if readers recognized other people in the photos on the wall and stated that they showed the dimension of Lula, whom he called the greatest statesman in the history of the country. #Lula #FakeNews #Religião (translated)

Biazita Gomes stated that part of the evangelicals supported Flávio Bolsonaro for a religious power project, and not for a project for the country. According to her, these people believed that he would make their religion official in Brazil, an idea that, she wrote, was mentioned in churches in various parts of the country. #Evangelicos #FlavioBolsonaro #Religião (translated)

Felipe Leme stated that he received reliable information that PT militants would conduct blitzes in front of churches the following day, especially in São Paulo. He recommended that people challenge any false news and report any possible electoral crimes. He also encouraged them to act as citizens' inspectors. #Eleições2024 #Católicos #Fakenews (translated)

Pope Leo XIV wrote that, in the Gospel of the day (Mt 22:1-14), Jesus presented a wedding feast prepared by a king for his son. The pontiff compared the celebration to the lives of the faithful and the banquet hall to the churches, homes, and other places where they live, saying that Jesus Christ returned every day to declare His love to them and awaited their response. #Jesus #Fé #Amor (translated)

Jeje questioned why the Electoral Public Ministry had not yet requested the annulment of Flávio Bolsonaro's slate. He stated that the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) had a consolidated understanding that the use of churches and religious leaders to promote candidacies could constitute an abuse of power and lead to the annulment of the registration and the ineligibility of those involved. He cited a decision from the TSE as an example, according to which statements made from the pulpit during public worship and in front of a large audience indicated that the structure and religious authority had been used to promote candidacies, and not only for spiritual purposes (TSE. Rel. Min. Antônio Carlos Ferreira. AREspe 0600354-26.2024.6.26.0220). He also mentioned Article 24, Item VIII, of the Electoral Code, which prohibited parties and candidates from receiving donations, including through advertising, from charitable and religious entities. #Eleições2024 #JustiçaEleitoral #AbusoDePoder (translated)

David Ágape stated that the PT deputy Ana Elisa deleted her profile on X after controversial posts went viral, but that they had been saved. According to him, Lula's campaign was irritated with the deputy because they believed she harmed the president's image. Ágape said the posts included racist statements, requests for Lula to close churches, and an accusation he classified as false against Flávio Bolsonaro, claiming he wanted to revoke the title of patroness. He also stated that Ana Elisa had expressed support for abortion after the 22nd week of pregnancy, about five and a half months. https://t.co/jtaXPWh4T8 #Política #Lula #AnaElisa (translated)

Joaquin Teixeira Eterno stated that, in less than 24 hours, Lula's campaign coordinator would have advocated for closing churches. He also attributed to Vorcaro the statement that he had put even more into Lula's film, but that the support would have been done "on the side" and incorrectly, unlike Flávio's case, who would have asked for sponsorship. Teixeira concluded that there would have been nothing left for the PT. #Lula #PT #Eleições2022 (translated)

Pedro Menin assessed that an interview with Vorcaro to Globo could harm Lula and benefit Flávio. He called Vorcaro a criminal but also intelligent and speculated that he could blame members of the Workers' Party and say that Flávio's money was intended solely for a film. Menin also suggested that Vorcaro might align himself with the right to gain future advantages in trials. In Menin's view, supporting Lula would be a poor strategy among evangelicals, a group that, according to him, had a 70% rejection rate of the president—a percentage that could reach 90% after the leak of old tweets attributed to Ana Elisa, the PT's coordinator, about churches and believers. He stated that Vorcaro and his brother-in-law were pastors and speculated that they could turn to the church's power if their businesses did not succeed. Menin said that an attempt to prevent the interview could be seen as censorship and could lead to a 65 to 35 defeat for Lula in the second round. He also predicted that a victory for Flávio could initiate an impeachment process against Moraes and trigger a historic rise in the stock market in the following months. He noted that the text was merely a guess, that he had no non-public information, and that he could be very wrong. #Brasil #Política #Eleições2024 (translated)

Joaquin Teixeira Eterno stated that a source of his within the PT revealed to him that Janones, Felipe Neto, Deolane Bezerra, and Oruam were among the most considered names to take on the digital strategy of Lula's campaign, after the departure of a person he described as someone who closed churches. He said that the information was not a guess and that he would release more details soon. #Lula #Campanha #Política (translated)