Brazil: 'Amor Supremo' temple leader convicted for 'spiritual surgeries' used to coerce sex from followers

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CNN Brasil (2023) 'Líder religioso preso em Salvador é condenado a 20 anos de prisão por crime sexual contra seguidoras'. Available at: cnnbrasil.com.br (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: Kléber Aran Ferreira da Silva, 50, leader of the 'Amor Supremo' temple, was convicted to 20 years five months for sexual violation by fraud against three women who attended his institution, plus R$50,000 moral-damages compensation to each. He performed purported 'spiritual surgeries,' claiming to channel the spirit of the German doctor Adolph Fritz, and convinced emotionally fragile victims (several with gravely ill family members) that sex with him was necessary to perform spiritual work and supply 'sexual energy' to spirit entities. He toured a schedule of these sessions across Manaus, São Luís, Maceió and Aracaju.

CNN Brasil (2023) 'Líder religioso preso em Salvador é condenado a 20 anos de prisão por crime sexual contra seguidoras'. Available at: cnnbrasil.com.br (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: Kléber Aran Ferreira da Silva, 50, leader of the 'Amor Supremo' temple, was convicted to 20 years five months for sexual violation by fraud against three women who attended his institution, plus R$50,000 moral-damages compensation to each. He performed purported 'spiritual surgeries,' claiming to channel the spirit of the German doctor Adolph Fritz, and convinced emotionally fragile victims (several with gravely ill family members) that sex with him was necessary to perform spiritual work and supply 'sexual energy' to spirit entities. He toured a schedule of these sessions across Manaus, São Luís, Maceió and Aracaju.

ND+ (2023) "'Cirurgias espirituais': líder religioso é condenado por abusar sexualmente de fiéis na Bahia". Available at: ndmais.com.br (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: investigation opened 2021 after complaints to the National Public Ministry Ombudsman, routed through the 'Justiceiras' women's-rights project.

ND+ (2023) "'Cirurgias espirituais': líder religioso é condenado por abusar sexualmente de fiéis na Bahia". Available at: ndmais.com.br (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: investigation opened 2021 after complaints to the National Public Ministry Ombudsman, routed through the 'Justiceiras' women's-rights project.