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The headquarters of the Iglesia Cristiana Unión Pentecostal, Ipuc, in Peruíbe, on the coast of São Paulo, was closed on Saturday night (20) during a service that gathered about 50 people, many with masks on their chins and others without any kind. protection., in a space of about 40 square meters.
The scene was recorded in a live published on social networks by the apostle Luiz Augusto Ferraz, director of Ipuc. The ban resulted in a protest with new groups of the faithful this morning, in front of the Praia Grande City Hall, where the church is located. Ferraz even questioned that if President Jair Bolsonaro (without a party) is seen without a mask, they too could do the same.
“We had already received complaints a few days before about this church, which operates in the Jardim Brasil neighborhood,” he told the Twitter Christian Rodrigues, director of the Municipal Department of Posture Inspection. “On Saturday we set up a working group with teams from the GCM (Municipal Civil Guard), Military Police and Health Surveillance and we left for the place.”
Upon reaching the church headquarters, the agents found the faithful gathered in full worship, under the command of the apostle Luiz Augusto Ferraz. “There were a lot of people packed into such a small space. It was impressive. At the request of the pastor, we wait for the end of the service and then fine and ban the church. According to the state decree on the Emergency Phase, the services should have been suspended. “
Rodrigues says that the faithful rebelled with the ban and that the Ipuc leader himself, the apostle Ferraz, justified the attitude of maintaining the agglomeration with a question that surprised him: “If President Jair Bolsonaro does not wear a mask, why do we have use? “.
The church was fined for overcrowding during the Emergency Phase of the SP Plan and also for having a religious event without the proper permission of public agencies. The fines, added, reach R $ 5,950.00. By signing the summons, the pastor complained about the state decree. “You have to think carefully before putting a law, a decree to close everything … Nobody can go out on the street … Do they want to psychologically kill people? We are going to enter a court order to reopen the church. “.
Christian Rodrigues, who is also an evangelical, said it was the first time the task force had been forced to close a church in the city. And he said he used his biblical knowledge to explain to Apostle Ferraz the importance of preventing crowds at this time.
“I wanted to make it very clear to you that this is not religious persecution. I myself am a Baptist, but our congregation has been closed since March of last year. Respecting and caring for others is more important to us than celebrating services and collecting Tithes. We do not tolerate the denialist discourse. This disease (covid-19) is not a joke, the health of the city is collapsing, “he said.
Protest and agglomeration in Praia Grande
The prohibition to perform services during the Emergency Phase of the SP Plan and the consequent prohibition of temples, such as the headquarters of the Christian Union, in Peruíbe, led religious leaders and faithful to protest in front of the Praia Grande City Hall, where the headquarters of the Ipuc Church. Today, dozens of evangelicals have even blocked President Kennedy Avenue to complain about the ban on face-to-face services.
With the support of the Evangelical Front of the Pastors of Praia Grande, the faithful displayed banners calling for the conscious return of religious services and the opening of shops, some without masks.
“We are in the fight. The people, who are in the presence of God, have another vision of what is happening,” said Apostle Ferraz, from Ipuc, who was present today at the protest and recorded live everything published in the social media.
“It is cowardice, it is a crime, to close the churches, take away the right to come and go. There in Peruíbe they sent eight vehicles to seal our church. This is not in accordance with Article 5 of the Brazilian Constitution.” a concert.
Through a note, the city of Praia Grande reported that it continues to take measures to reduce the impact for sectors of the local economy that are affected by the development of the covid-19 pandemic. “With the current escalation of cases and hospitalizations in the Municipality, it is necessary to attend to the ’emergency phase’ of the SP Plan, with the momentary release only of the operation of essential services.”
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