3 Elders in Brazil sentenced for disfellowshipping announcement

liam

12 days ago 3 elders in Brazil were sentenced for disfellowship announcement which is against the law in certain parts of Brazil. The first article discusses that.

The second article discusses the outcome so far

In 2024, a couple in Brazil informed three elders that their names could not be announced due to data protection laws. Despite this, the elders proceeded with the public disfellowshipping announcement. In response, the couple filed a lawsuit against them.

On Friday, a Brazilian court ruled against the three elders, ordering them to pay compensation and issue a "proportional/similar” announcement in a meeting to repair the moral damage caused. More details are in the video below (sorry it is in Portuguese):

The elders are expected to appeal the decision.

Second article

A few points to clarify: Contrary to what was stated in the video, the Watchtower was also part in the case and was sentenced. However, the elders had different lawyers from the ones representing the Watchtower, they had to instruct their own lawyers.

The elders were also sentenced to announce in the meeting (translated as "service") that the disfellowship announcement of the claimants violated constitutional rights and that Jehovah's Witnesses are free to associate with them. Hopefully, this decision will help others in similar situations. The fight goes on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1j2013p/3_elders_in_brazil_sentenced_for/?share_id=IbTWW-Kyz_gwR1ICpb9jA&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_source=share&utm_term=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1jbd3jc/copy_of_the_sentence_in_brazil_against_3_elders/

Balaamsass2

Warning! If you are an Elder or a family member of one, surfing this site..these newer legal cases should give you pause. Your family and future financial well-being may be at risk from the actions of a fellow elder or Watchtower policy flip-flop. "Vicarious liability, also known as imputed liability, is a legal principle where a person or entity (the "principal") is held liable for the tortious (wrongful) acts of another person (the "agent") due to a specific relationship between them, such as employer-employee. "

Zilgee

Looks like the inquisition in JW land may end soon.

finishedmystery

What's so strange about this is that all the announcement says is that "so and so is no longer a JW". From a legal point of view that doesn't seem like a big deal at all. Any chance the elders overstepped and said more than they should have?

LongHairGal

BALAAMSASS2 & FINISHED MYSTERY:

Good for you (BA2) to enlighten everybody as too many Witnesses are painfully ignorant about everything in the world around them.

At least a college educated person might have some idea if they are out of their depth. Not so an ignorant JW: they just go blundering on..

I thought of something even though it is not related: this Norway thing might confuse some uneducated JWs here and there as to what they ‘can get away with’ with regard to shunning and perhaps even going beyond what they should say in particular situations. It does make you wonder what actually happened in this instance(?)