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Brazil’s patron saint becomes an election issue and a court dispute

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Posts linking Flávio Bolsonaro to removing Our Lady of Aparecida’s title have prompted conflicting rulings as presidential campaigns compete for religious voters.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Brazil’s patron saint becomes an election issue and a court dispute (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Posts linking Flávio Bolsonaro to removing Our Lady of Aparecida’s title have prompted conflicting rulings as presidential campaigns compete for religious voters.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about the viral claim about Brazil's patron saint jolting a tight presidential race (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A comment by Brazil's presidential candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro has sparked controversy, raising fears he might remove Our Lady of Aparecida as the country's patron saint

  3. The Guardian

    ‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election (opens The Guardian)

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    Speculation that Flávio Bolsonaro will try to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of position could become deciding factor in run-up to Sunday A row of Biblical proportions has erupted in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, with the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, emerging as an unl…

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