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Christopher Lord
Christopher Lord is an independent writer living in France. He is the author of
Parallel Cultures
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February 7, 2019
Alexander Zaitchik
,
Christopher Lord
How a Demon-Slaying Pentecostal Billionaire Is Ushering in a Post-Catholic Brazil
Edir Macedo has a church, a bank, a TV channel, and a Moses complex. And with the election of Jair Bolsonaro, he has emerged as the country’s most controversial kingmaker.
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