인간생명에 관련하여 관할 대교구 관내의 사제들을 침묵시키려는 상원의원 후보자의 대리인 변호사가 법원으로부터 받아 낸 명령서에 이오 데 자네이로 대주교 에우세비오 샤이드 추기경이 수령서명하기를 거부하였다.
 몇일 전 대교구 관내의 각 본당에서 여러 단체들이 상원의원 후보 한디라 페갈리가 낙테를 완전 합법화할수 있는 조치의 정책을 초안한 사람임을 경고하는 유인물을 배포하였다. (2006. 9. 27. 가톨릭통신사)
 
 
 LAWYERS OF PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATES HARASS ARCHBISHOP OF RIO DE JANEIRO
 
 Rio de Janeiro, Sep. 27, 2006 (CNA) - The Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Eusebio Scheid, has refused to sign a court order obtained by the lawyers of a pro-abortion candidate for the Senate that requires him to silence the priests in his archdiocese on matters related to human life.
 
 Several days ago various groups distributed pamphlets at parishes throughout the archdiocese alerting voters of the pro-abortion stance of Senate candidate Jandira Feghali, who has drafted a measure that would completely legalize abortion in Brazil.
 
 Feghali’s lawyers asked a court to order a search for the pamphlets at the archdiocesan chancery, but no pamphlets were found there.
 Later, Cardinal Scheid received an order from the court to ask all pastors and priests “to abstain from any kind of commentary or political-ideological references under threat of disobedience.”
 The cardinal refused to sign the order and said “in due time” he would give “an official response.”
 
 “We preach respect for the life and dignity of the person from conception to natural death,” the cardinal said, “but we never speak in the name of any candidate or political party.”
 He also strongly rejected claims that the archdiocese was responsible for the distribution of the pamphlets.