Brasília, Oct 1, 2026 (AFP) - Brazil court orders removal of fake posts amid patron saint election row

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2026-10-01

Brazil's electoral court has ordered the takedown of social media posts accusing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of planning to strip the country's patron saint of her title if elected. Rumors, accusations and fierce denials about the fate of the saint have dominated the final stretch of campaigning before Sunday's election, laying bare divisions between Catholics and Evangelicals in the deeply religious nation. Leftist President Luiz In......

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