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The 28 Lawsuits

The comprehensive survey conducted by Dr. Hugo Cysneiros, legal advisor to the CNBB (Brazilian Bishops' Conference), in November 2024, identified 28 lawsuits involving the Heralds of the Gospel (Arautos do Evangelho). The 22-page report demonstrates that none of the 28 cases resulted in a conviction. The overwhelming majority were dismissed, and the rest were resolved favorably for the Heralds.

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Convictions in 28 lawsuits -- Report by Dr. Hugo Cysneiros, CNBB (Nov/2024)
Contents
  1. Complete table of 28 cases
  2. Analysis of results
  3. Source

Complete table of 28 cases

#CaseAllegationResult
1Inquiry 1500179-95.2021MistreatmentDismissed (08/27/2019)
2Civil Inquiry 004865.2022Child laborDismissed (04/29/2024)
3Civil Inquiry 004862.2022Exhaustive working hoursDismissed (05/31/2024)
4Civil Inquiry 004868.2022RacismDismissed (09/27/2024)
5Case 0802193-04.2021 (RJ)Prevent housing of minorsVictory for Heralds (appeal, STJ confirmed)
6Case 1001439-70.2021Writ of mandamusSTJ confirmed Heralds
7Case 1015538-29.2022 (Caieiras)SP Public Defender (R$25M)Unanimously dismissed (lack of standing)
8MPSP 37.0739.0011829/2021False imprisonment, forced labor, brainwashing, racial discriminationDismissed
9Report 43.0464/2021Minors at seaDismissed
10Inquiry 0104474-76.2017MistreatmentDismissed
11Inquiry 1503101-98.2019Sexual violenceDismissed
12Civil Inquiry 14.0568.0000487/2018Indoctrination, manipulationDismissed (STJ confirmed)
13Case 1003202-37.2020YouTube video removalRejected
14MP-PR CuritibaEducational irregularitiesDismissed
15MP-PR PiraquaraForced labor, sexual abuseDismissed
16"Joao Arauto"Sexual abuse, forced laborDismissed
17MP-PR MaringaClasses during COVIDDismissed
18MP-PR Curitiba 0046.19.133079Doctrinal practicesDismissed
19BH ReportChild mistreatmentDismissed (adult community)
20MHR Mission ReportFederal on-site inspectionNo irregularities
21DE 116-2019Curriculum verificationCompliant (BNCC)
22ALESP 701-2019Legislative investigationNo irregularities
23Joinville/SC conciliationDefamationDefendant retracted
24Accuser retraction (Colombia)Public retractionPublic retraction
25Accuser retraction (Colombia)Judicial retractionJudicial retraction
26Prot. 16958/19 RomeCDF investigationDismissed
27Livia Uchida inquiryDeath investigationDismissed (accident)
28Inquiry 1503434-34.2024Threats BY detractor against HeraldsRestraining order AGAINST the detractor

Analysis of results

Summary

Of the 28 cases identified by Dr. Hugo Cysneiros:

  • 19 cases were dismissed for lack of evidence or found to be unfounded
  • 3 cases resulted in judicial victory for the Heralds (RJ, STJ, SP Public Defender)
  • 3 official inspections (MHR, DE, ALESP) found no irregularities
  • 2 retractions by accusers (Colombia)
  • 1 case resulted in a restraining order against the Heralds' own detractor

It is notable that case 28 completely reverses the narrative: it is not the Heralds who threaten, but rather a detractor who was judicially prohibited from approaching members of the institution.

Note: The allegations span an extraordinarily broad spectrum -- from mistreatment and forced labor to racism, child labor, and sexual violence. The dispersion and volume of accusations, all without a single conviction, suggest a strategy of accumulating baseless complaints without consistent factual foundation.

Source

All information on this page is based on the 22-page report prepared by Dr. Hugo Cysneiros, CNBB legal advisor, dated 11/11/2024, documented in the Book, Annex 46. During the investigations, victims were not located in several cases, and in one case the mother herself stated that her daughter had psychiatric disorders. The Public Defender's action was dismissed for lack of standing (ilegitimidade ativa).

See also

References

  1. Book, Annex 46 -- Report by Dr. Hugo Cysneiros, CNBB legal advisor, 11/11/2024 (22 pages)
  2. The Commissariat of the Heralds of the Gospel -- Chronicle of Facts 2017-2025 (ISBN 978-65-01-80527-6)
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