Brazil's economy needs your prayers
As for the economy, there are signs that the prayers are getting through: after two years of the deepest recession on record.
Recommended articles
![Joshua Dean revealed that his employer, Spirit AeroSystems, was ignoring defects in the production of Boeing airplanes [The Independent]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Joshua Dean revealed that his employer, Spirit AeroSystems, was ignoring defects in the production of Boeing airplanes [The Independent]")
Meirelles made his appeal for divine intervention in a video circulated widely in the Brazilian media and social media sites Monday. It was reportedly recorded initially for pastors at a church.
Dressed in a dark suit and seated at a table, Meirelles says: "There's never been a recession like this."
"So that's why I'm counting on your cooperation. I feel comfortable speaking to you because we have the same values, the law of God and of men. I need everyone's prayers," he says.
ADVERTISEMENT
At the end of the video, a message comes on the screen reading: "October -- praying for the economy month."
Brazil has the world's biggest Roman Catholic population, although growing numbers of Brazilians are turning to Evangelical Christianity.
As for the economy, there are signs that the prayers are getting through: after two years of the deepest recession on record, growth is creeping back into positive territory.
Unemployment, although still brutally high at 12.8 percent, is edging lower monthly.
Monday's Sao Paulo booming stock market closed at its fifth record high in six days, rising 0.31 percent to 75,990 points.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Kano Fire Service rescues 15, saves ₦100m property from 60 incidents in April
Uzodimma assures residents of uninterrupted power supply, 5,000 direct jobs
FG bans foreign syringes in hospitals, promotes NAFDAC-approved local procurement
Why’s coastal road project not starting from Calabar? — MKO’s daughter has an answer
Another Boeing whistleblower is dead 2 months after the last one
Yahaya Bello: Pressure mounts on EFCC as ex-AGF faults ₦80bn fraud case
PHOTOS: Police arrest, parade masterminds of Abuja-Kaduna train attack
CSOs demand freedom in operation for anti-graft agencies
Anti-graft agency arrests 3 Kano govt officials aiding foreigners secure citizenship
ADVERTISEMENT
