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Our Lady of Aparecida
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- 1Brazil'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.
- 2Brazil anxious over fate of patron saint ahead of election●‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
Concern is spreading across Brazil that the country's patron saint, Our Lady Aparecida, has been disrespected, with the phrase 'No one disrespects Our Lady' circulating widely in the run-up to the national election. The sentiment reflects how Catholic devotion and electoral politics have become entangled, as voters frame the vote in religious terms.