‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election

October 2, 2026 · 4:00 am 1 sources

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• ‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
  The Guardian · October 2, 2026 04:00
  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…