False prophet arrested in Brazil

Randa Vieira

Luís Pereira dos Santos, a former security guard and self-nominated ‘the prophet’, was arrested on Friday (October 11) by the Teresina police. He had been preaching that the world would end today, Saturday, 10-12-12, for nearly four years and had 131 followers. He has been indicted on larceny by deceit and larceny by fraud charges.