# Religious symbol attacks in Brazil > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/religious-symbol-attacks-in-brazil > Updated: 2026-10-12T15:46:01.000Z. Sources: 23. Developments: 2. A series of attacks targeting religious symbols has emerged across various regions in Brazil, prompting investigations into religious intolerance. Early reports detailed incidents in Fortaleza, where a Catholic goods store was targeted with a Molotov cocktail and several Catholic and Umbanda establishments had their facades set on fire. Other acts of vandalism included the destruction of religious images in Londrina, Salvador, and other areas. In response to these events, Supreme Court Minister Flávio Dino ordered the Federal Police to investigate a potential wave of attacks on Catholic religious images. Following further reports of vandalism against sacred images inside churches in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Federal Deputy Guilherme Cortez filed a formal request to expand the investigation. Cortez has sought to determine if there is a connection between these incidents and whether public authorities are involved, while also calling for increased security coordination to protect religious events and processions. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-12: Tarcísio de Freitas criticizes vandalism at pro-Lula protest São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas criticized vandalism during a pro-Lula protest on Avenida Paulista, but faced backlash for using a manipulated video containing out-of-context imagery. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/guilherme-cortez-requests-federal-police-probe-into-religious-symbol-attacks ### 2026-10-02: Religious symbols targeted in series of attacks across Brazil A wave of attacks on religious symbols, including Molotov cocktail attacks in Fortaleza and vandalism in Salvador and Londrina, has prompted a Federal Police investigation into religious intolerance in Brazil. 13 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-federal-police-investigate-wave-of-religious-symbol-attacks --- Cite as: Religious symbol attacks in Brazil. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/religious-symbol-attacks-in-brazil