Former Richest Man in Brazil Offers Gold Coins Worth US$ 170,000 to Afro-Brazilian Deity Yemanja in a Bid To Return to Former Glory
By Julio Severo
Once the richest man in Brazil, Eike Batista is claimed
to have resorted to an Afro-Brazilian ritual in the hope of rebuilding his
billion-dollar empire, throwing gold in the Atlantic Ocean.
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| Eike Batista, in his former glory |
Brazilian Catholics are often syncretic, openly going
to Mass on Sundays, but secretly going to Afro-Brazilian rituals on Friday.
In the past, Batista used psychics to guide his
businesses, but his superstitions were unable to prevent the tide of
misfortune. In 2013, when the Brazilian economy began its worst recession in
over two decades, Batista lost 99 percent of his multi-billion dollar fortune.
After mediums, psychics and misfortune, he is looking for more of the same.
Chartering a yacht, he took to sea to perform an
Afro-Brazilian ceremony that involved placing the gold coins in an offering of
flowers, perfume, champagne and a statue of Yemanja. The Umbanda priest led
prayers, meditation and chanting, prophesying Batista’s return to the top will
be “in only a matter of months.”
Umbanda priests usually receive very large sums to perform
their ceremonies for the rich. Batista has declined to comment how much he paid
the Umbanda priest.
He has also made no mention of pentagrams and how many
animals were sacrificed. Yet, an adherent makes any sacrifice to get his wishes
fulfilled by the Afro-Brazilian spirits.
Regardless their ideological affiliation, many
prominent Brazilian personalities resort to witchcraft for help, power and
wealth. In 2012, even the U.S. government invited
a Brazilian psychic to avert Superstorm Sandy. But the effort was useless.
In her
2008 trip to Brazil, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a
Presbyterian Republican, made an effort to honor the Afro-Brazilian religions
as a rich legacy of Brazilians of African extraction.
With information from DailyMail.
Portuguese
version of this article: Ex-homem
mais rico do Brasil oferece moedas de ouro no valor de 700 mil reais para
Iemanjá em tentativa de voltar à glória passada
Source: Last Days Watchman
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