Pastors, bishops and apostles

Bishop Edir Macedo

Damages: Homophobia

bishop, founder and leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD); ordered by the TRF-4 (Sep/2026) to pay R$ 1 million in collective moral damages for homophobic remarks on a Record TV program

Translated from the Portuguese original. Legal details and sources are in the Portuguese version. See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →

Support for Jair Bolsonaro

He declared a vote for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 presidential election (29/09/2018), replying to a follower on Facebook.

Court cases and investigations

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

Public civil action by the Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) against Edir Macedo and Record over a homophobic remark in a Christmas special (24/12/2022) — Federal Courts of RS and TRF-4 — Convicted (appealable)
Homophobia · R$1,000,000

See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →