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Brazil church leaders get U.S. jail time

A married couple who lead one of Brazil's largest evangelical churches were sentenced to nearly five months in prison Friday after pleading guilty to smuggling more than $56,000 into the United States hidden in luggage, a child's backpack and a Bible... Full Article at Miami.com

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  1. MIAMI | A husband and wife who lead one of Brazil's largest evangelical churches were sentenced to nearly five months in prison Friday after pleading guilty to smuggling more than $56,000 into the United States hidden in luggage, a child's backpack... Full Article at The Ledger

  2. A federal courtroom seemed more like a church as followers of two Brazilian evangelical leaders sobbed Friday when they were sentenced to five months of prison and five months of house arrest for smuggling $56,000 cash into Miami. Full Article at Miami Herald

  3. BRASILIA (Reuters) - A judge in Miami sentenced two of Brazil's best-known evangelical church leaders on Friday to 10 months confinement for using a Bible and their child's backpack to smuggle cash into the United States. Full Article at Reuters

  4. Brazil's recent success in slowing the pace of Amazon destruction shows that preserving the environment need not slow economic growth, President Luiz Inacio da Silva said Monday. Full Article at MSNBC

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