How a 300-year-old saint became a fault line in Brazil’s presidential election

São Paulo, Brazil – A small statue of the Virgin Mary, found by fishermen in a river over three centuries ago, is now at the center of a dispute in Brazil’s presidential election. The controversy began with claims that Flávio Bolsonaro, the evangelical senator running for president for the Liberal Party, intended to st

How a 300-year-old saint became a fault line in Brazil’s presidential election

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