Overview
- Malafaia asked followers to pray and donate for a newer aircraft, saying his current 1985 model is a work tool owned by his ministry.
- He said the plane was acquired by Associação Vitória em Cristo in 2009 and argued that replacing it would support his preaching schedule.
- Responding to claims of personal enrichment, he said sales of his books and DVDs funded evangelism, asserting a 90% ministry and 10% family split.
- He criticized government benefits as fostering dependency and described some programs as disguised vote‑buying, while saying aid to those in real need should continue.
- A separate case from federal prosecutors over alleged defamation of Army generals is now headed to the Supreme Court’s full bench after a suspended vote, with no hearing date set.