


Alves reports that these accusations were ineffective, saying, 'the positive side of the document was that it was so virulent, that not even the most obtuse could believe that we were guilty of so many crimes.' Alves continued to elude government authorities. More than forty accusations were made against Alves and others, including claims that they taught that Jesus was sexually involved with a prostitute, celebrated when their children denounced Americans, and were funded by the Soviet Union. Immediately upon his return to Brazil, Alves went into hiding. The Presbyterian Church of Brazil provided the new government with the names of six intellectuals to serve as scapegoats and to avert persecution themselves. At the time, the new military regime was attempting to purge Brazil of communist sympathizers. After completing this degree, Alves returned to Brazil amidst a US-sponsored military coup against the democratically elected Brazilian government. He went on to obtain a Master of Theology (ThM) from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, United States, in 1964.
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He obtained his Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree at the Presbyterian Seminary in Campinas, Brazil, in 1957. Alves was born on September 15, 1933, in Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
