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A falsehood about Brazil's patron saint pits Supreme Court justices against each other mid-campaign
A false report alleged presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro backed stripping Our Lady of Aparecida of her title as Brazil's patron saint, producing contradictory rulings from three Supreme Federal Court justices and a clash with the Catholic bishops' conference. The dispute is dominating the final week of campaigning before Sunday's vote.
Categories: politics-and-governance
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 5/10
- Global importance
- 5/10
- Impact magnitude
- 5/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 7/10
Why it matters
The dispute is dominating the final week of Brazil's presidential campaign.

