Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband killed? – podcast

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Flordelis grew up in a Rio favela, but rose to fame after adopting more than 50 children, becoming a hugely successful gospel singer and winning a seat in congress. And now she is on trial for murde. By Tom Phillips. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:49.3	This audio long read contains descriptions of sexual violence.
0:54.0	That listeners may find distressing.
1:24.0	Mashaadu and produced by Esther Opokujeni.
1:54.5	At 57, she was a church leader and a social crusader,
1:58.3	celebrated for standing up to some of Rios' most dangerous gangsters,
2:10.9	and for taking in dozens of children rescued from lives of deprivation and crime.
2:16.8	She had devoted her life to building a multi-million-dollar evangelical empire,
2:21.9	which had grown to include nine churches.
2:25.5	Now she was a politician too.
2:28.8	At her side was her husband,
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