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Pastors, bishops and apostles

Pastor Silas Malafaia

DefendantIn the pressDamages: False accusationDamages: False accusationDamages: Fake newsInsult (injúria)Slander (calúnia)Coercion in the course of proceedingsObstruction of a criminal organization investigation (art. 2, § 1, of Law 12.850/2013)Attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law

pastor, leader of the Assembly of God Victory in Christ; ordered to pay moral damages in civil cases (Marcelo Freixo, Vera Magalhães, Felipe Neto); defendant before the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for insult against generals; under investigation in PET 14305 (coercion and obstruction)

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Support for Jair Bolsonaro

He funded and organized the Jair Bolsonaro supporters' rally on Avenida Paulista on 25/02/2024, with Bolsonaro on the sound truck he rented; according to the Federal Police (PF) and the Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) (PET 14305, August 2025), he exchanged messages with Bolsonaro and acted as an "adviser and aide" in actions by him and Eduardo Bolsonaro.

Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

  • Charges by the Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) against Silas Malafaia for insults to generals of the Army High Command (rally on Avenida Paulista, April 2025) — Supreme Federal Court (STF), 1st Panel — Defendant (charges accepted by the court)

  • PET 14305 (Supreme Federal Court, STF): investigation of Silas Malafaia for coercion in the course of proceedings and obstruction, a spin-off of Inq 4995 — Under investigation

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

  • Damages suit by Felipe Neto against Silas Malafaia (video in which he called him a "criminal" and a "scoundrel") — Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice — Convicted (appealable)

    False accusation · R$25,000

  • Damages suit by Marcelo Freixo against Silas Malafaia (2016 campaign videos about "erotic booklets") — Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice — Convicted (appealable)

    False accusation · R$100,000

  • Damages suit by Vera Magalhães against Silas Malafaia (false posts about the journalist) — São Paulo Court of Justice — Convicted (appealable)

    Fake news · R$15,000

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