Brazil gives wanted faith healer time to surrender


(MENAFN) A Brazilian faith healer indicted of sexual harassment by at least 300 women is now announced as a wanted criminal, after failing to inform the authorities on Saturday.

A judge on Friday has ruled out the arrest for Joao Teixeira de Faria, called "John of God", offering him time until 2 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Saturday to hand himself.

He disappeared as of Saturday afternoon.

In footage shared by news station GloboNews, Faria's lawyer Alberto Toron confirmed that he will notify the authorities, however, didn't mention where or when.

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