Chute na santa incident

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The "Chute na santa" (

The incident

The incident took place on October 12, 1995, the national

President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso, when questioned about the incident, said that "Brazil is a democratic country known by its tolerance" and that "any demonstration of intolerance hurts its unison spirit as well as its Christian spirit".^[1]

Cultural references

The "kicking of the saint" episode is referenced in the 1997 song Guerra Santa (