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Wednesday June 15, 2011
Brazil: 
On 14 June, three boxes containing records of brutal torture and repression suffered under two decades of Brazilian military rule were returned to the South American country from Switzerland, where the material has resided at the World Council of Churches archives. Brazil was under a military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985. The material will add more documentation for people seeking compensation for their sufferings
Saturday October 30, 2010
Christianity: Brazil – and much of Latin America and the Caribbean — is in the midst of what believers proudly call an “evangelical revolution”. According to the IBGE, Brazil’s census board, the country’s Catholic population fell from around 89% in 1980 to 74% in 2000, while its Pentecostal flock grew from 3% to 10%. Brazilian churches are opening branches from Buenos Aires to Port-au-Prince.
Friday October 17, 2008
Renascer / Reborn in Christ Church: 
Brazil says it has temporarily suspended its request for the United States to extradite two leaders of an evangelical church to face money laundering charges.The couple’s attorneys say money laundering is not covered by the Brazil-U.S. extradition treaty.
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