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Our Lady of Aparecida
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- 1Brazil frets over insults to patron saint ahead of election▼‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
Anxiety is spreading across Brazil over perceived disrespect to Our Lady of Aparecida, the country's patron saint, as the election approaches. Commentators say the protective devotion surrounding the statue has become entangled with political tensions, with supporters warning that any slight against the revered figure touches a deep nerve in Brazilian Catholic culture.
- 2Brazil's patron saint becomes an election issue and a court dispute▼Brazil’s patron saint becomes an election issue and a court dispute
Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, has been drawn into the country's electoral politics, with the veneration of the Virgin Mary at the centre of both campaign arguments and litigation before the courts. The dispute adds a religious dimension to an already heated election season, raising questions about the limits of political use of religious symbols.