Rubens Farias Jr.

Rubens Farias Jr.

Rubens Farias Jr. (1954– ) is a Brazilian psychic surgeon, who claims to be a channel for the spirit of Dr. Fritz. His clinic is in Bom Sucesso, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro.

Rubens was trained as an engineer.

He is not the first Brazilian to make the claim. He follows José Arigó, who died in a car crash in 1971, and a string of other claimants. Farias began claiming reincarnation as early as 1986. On a typical weekday, as many as 800 patients will line up outside the hall he uses (on weekends, it serves as a bar), waiting for treatment sessions which might be as short as 30 seconds. While in character as Dr. Fritz, he adopts a German accent and expressions such as "Schnell!" In some cases, patients get a homemade injection, reportedly a mixture of alcohol, iodine and turpentine. Medical hygiene is minimal.

The Regional Medical Council for the state of Rio de Janeiro labels Farias a "charlatan" taking advantage of the chaotic Brazilian public health system, and has sued to halt his activities.

Sources

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E1DD1039F931A25752C0A960958260&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=all Rio Journal;Live, in Brazil (Again): The Reincarnated Dr. Fritz]

External links

* [http://www.anomalist.com/reports/healing.html Fritz Healing - The Anomalist archive]


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