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The Brazilian news-magazine Istoe has revealed the extent of the sexual abuse crisis in Brazil.


THE BRAZILIAN NEWS-magazine Istoe has revealed the extent of the sexual abuse crisis in Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. . In recent months, four priests have been charged and a further three have been convicted of the sexual abuse of minors. In addition, 10 Brazilian priests are currently in jail with another 40 missing. As in the US and elsewhere, bishops have transferred suspected abusers from one parish to another after complaints surfaced.

In two sickening cases, convicted priests had outlined their experiences in their diaries. One, Fr. Tarcisio Tadeu Spricigo Tarcisio Tadeu Spricigo is a former Brazilian Roman Catholic priest who molested children in at least five parishes in Brazil. Spricigo was moved repeatedly due to allegations of child molestation finally winding up in a parish in the very impoverished and tiny community of , who was convicted in 2003, listed so guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 for identifying potential victims. They included the age (7-10-years old), sex (male), social status (poor) and pointers as to where to find and how to lure lure

the skin-covered object which runs on a monorail on a Greyhound racing track and which the dogs are schooled to chase. The lure must be kept 30 to 40 ft ahead of the leading dog so that the field is stretched out.
 victims as well as what to do with their families and how to treat the victims.
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Title Annotation:Brazil
Publication:Conscience
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Geographic Code:3BRAZ
Date:Mar 22, 2006
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