Brazil's Patron Saint Pulled Into Latest Election Scrap
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The Brazilian president and candidate for reelection, Luis Ignacia Lula da Silva, fed this Tuesday in the final stretch of the campaign a false news about an alleged anti-Catholicism of his rival Flávio Bolsonaro. Five days after the first round of the elections, Lula pledged during an act in the city of Fortaleza to keep the Virgin of Aparecida as patron saint of Brazil, in front of rumors that Bolsonaro wants to remove that title, something he…
A falsehood about Brazil's patron saint pits Supreme Court justices against each other mid-campaign
A false report that presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro backed stripping Our Lady of Aparecida of her title as Brazil's patron saint has produced contradictory rulings from three Supreme Federal Court justices, a clash with the Catholic bishops' conference and a dispute dominating the final week of campaigning before Sunday's vote.
In a public event held on Monday, the Brazilian president emphasized that all beliefs must be respected, and assured that no one will mock Our Lady Aparecida as long as he is president.
São Paulo, Sep 29 (EFE).- The Brazilian president and candidate for reelection, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fed this Tuesday in the final stretch of the campaign a false news about a supposed anti-Catholicism of his rival Flávio Bolsonaro. Five days after the first round of the elections, Lula committed himself during a [...] The entry Lula feeds false anti-Catholic news about Flávio Bolsonaro in campaign final straight was first published in Hol…
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Only a tiny portion of Brazilians remain undecided ahead of a first-round election on Sunday in the deeply polarized nation. In recent days, leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has referred to rumors on social media claiming that his rival Flavio Bolsonaro planned to strip the country's beloved patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, of her title if elected. "As long as I am president... no one is going to disrespect Our Lady of Aparecida,"…
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