"I have 50 people to annihilate you If you put 100, I put 200, and if you lift that, I put 1000. I'll finish with you," reports João de Deus about the received threat.
Anhanguera television had exclusive access to the testimony, which lasted three hours and which took place after the arrest of the media, Sunday (16). Besides Joao de Deus, there were three delegates in the room, a clerk and three lawyers for the medium.
Faria's João Teixeira, João de Deus, leaves the Institute of Medicine Law of Goiânia – Photo: Ernesto Rodrigues / Estadão Summary
João of God was arrested Friday (14) at the request of the Civil Police and Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Goiás (MP-GO). he went to the police on a dirt road in Abadiânia, in the vicinity of the distric The religious leader is detained in a 16-square-meter cell at the detention center of the Aparecida de Goiânia penitentiary complex in the metropolitan area of the capital.
Monday (17), his defense filed an application for habeas corpus. The lawyer Alberto Toron informed G1 that the intention was that John of God had the right to be placed under house arrest for the duration of the investigation. Among the arguments, there is age, since the prisoner is 76 years old and his health has deteriorated. Testimony of John of God for 3 hours – Photo: Vitor Santana / G1 "src =" data: image / jpeg; base64, / 9j / 4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD / 2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsKCwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT / 2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBT / wgARCAAQABkDASIAAhEBAxEB / 8QAGAAAAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABQcDBAb / xAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACA aAAwDAQACEAMQAAABwdIA3ykXKQFVH // // EABwQAAICAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEBQYAAQIRJP / aAAgBAQABBQKrnEU8vzodoVMQuvoyvHEhIsw5p6feS4jH / SZ // 8QAFxEAAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECEf / aAAgBAwEBPwGYdGtH / 8QAFxEAAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECEf / aAAgBAgEBPwF0pZp 8QAJxAAAQMDAwEJAAAAAAAAAAAAAgABAwQREhMhMlEiIzNBYXGRoeH // / + 2gAIAQEABj8CGKrlPE5WB vompxd9Ps7O1vLonJysK5P8sgq55TCGI7921yUVTUA9OOjqU4ltmHuyqIRPIcuFuK8X6 / F / 8QAIRAAAgIBAwUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAREhMQBBUWEQcZGx0fD / 2gAIAQEAAT8hmIKy5FW5dYfmKW4X5DCo4BB1j7j / AGfeDFzMz9AgMb74hWkgU0aCWSrDzssH3EEE6U + MTO / aAAwDAQACAAMAAAAQ16 // xAAYEQEBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEQBR4f / aAAgBAwEBPxCBHw65Ul3 / xAAZEQADAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASExUZH / 2gAIAQIBAT8QYG9Ps WVT / 8QAHRABAQEAAgIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAREhADFBYRBRkf / aAAgBAQABPxCQ8rIpGLkEC65wyRhnY3dO3fJ75KEBqNfTXw2ed CtMyHTWvtGgYqORqhzgGBXEvSUlzksBldhBhd9GnbZz0v3z // + Z "/>
João de Deus testifies for 3 hours – Photo: Vitor Santana / G1
João de Deus testifies for 3 hours – Photo: Vitor Santana / G1
Income and Financial Transactions
At the beginning of the testimony, João de Deus claimed to earn R $ 60,000 a month, thanks to income from the seven farms he owns in Goiás, as well as extracted precious stones. s on two properties, but does not know how to specify the profit with this work.
The medium also stated that he owned cars and several houses. However, he does not know the amount of real estate because some have been given to children.
Until Saturday (15), the police had sought support in more than 30 addresses without success. He was already considered a fugitive by the prosecution. Suspicions that he was trying to hide badets reinforced the arrest warrant.
According to the "O Globo" newspaper, investigations indicate that the religious leader has withdrawn $ 35 million of accounts and financial applications since the first cases of badual abuse were reported. He denies any attempt to switch to a millionaire and claims that the acts in question were related to the payment of employees.
During the testimony, John of God told how he had discovered mediumship. He also detailed the work of Casa Dom Inácio de Loyola, in Abadiânia, where he exercises spiritual care. The abuse, according to the victims, would have occurred instead.
In this part of the interrogation, he mentioned that there was also a snack bar and a pharmaceutical laboratory in the temple. The media pointed out that visitors are not forced to buy the drugs and that there is badistance for those who can not afford to pay.
"All the remedies are the same, but the present energy is that indicated for each of the spectators," said the medium.
According to the investigator, he devotes three days of the week to spiritual care and the others to personal and economic tasks.
"I have a mission, but the one who heals, that's God," he said.
in Abadiânia – Photo: Murillo Velasco / G1
João de Deus said that I There are, however, in some cases, individual sessions.
"These are the people who are looking for personalized care and there are no criteria that they should be able to meet. he uses to take some one for personalized care, since it is the clients who ask for such care, and not the l ui, "the statement said.
The medium says that he has a room in Casa Dom Inácio de Loyola, whose door is transparent. He stated that "he has never locked the door for calls and often it is the caller who locks it".
According to João de Deus, the room also has a sofa, a place to take a meal and a bathroom. He also stated that there were two windows in the room, one generally open and the other closed.
"The suspect discovers the interior" [da sala] from the inside, "said the suspect.
When asked about the victims, he remembered having attended the one of them, which took place in October of this year.In the report, he indicates that the woman was accompanied by her boyfriend, who also attends Casa Dom Inácio de Loyola and who gave some photos to the visitor
João de Deus is imprisoned in the complex Aparecida de Goiânia
Despite the fact that the Brazilian government was arrested in the complex Aparecida de Goiânia, João de Deus to deny the accusations of the victims, the General Delegate of the Civil Police, André Fernandes, affirms that the reports of violations during the hearings at Casa Dom Inácio de Loyola are very striking.
"The interrogation can not overcome the denunciations, the pleas of women who have rel as safe and detailed as they were. Along with the other pieces of evidence available to the police until the end of the investigation, the judiciary will have a lot of information, "said the delegate
John of God must be heard again. " Let's face what he said with the evidence we have and
With the arrest of the medium, the civilian police believe that more victims are needed. "The delegate explained that it was necessary to compare the testimonies gathered and badyze everything.to find on Monday with the public prosecutor, who also set up a working group to investigate cases and has already received more than 300 complaints against João de Deus