Overview

• At the National Shrine in Aparecida, about 150,000 worshippers took part in Sunday’s main celebrations, with seven Masses held throughout the day and an estimated 450,000 visitors across the novena period, according to state tourism data.
• Belém’s Círio de Nazaré procession covered roughly 3.6 km in about six hours, with local outlets reporting around 2.5 million participants, while the Pará public security secretariat counted 1.9 million at Saturday night’s Trasladação.
• The Military Police registered an attempted homicide during the Círio after a dispute in the crowd, underscoring the challenges of policing one of the world’s largest religious gatherings.
• Archbishop Orlando Brandes called on elected officials to vote for laws favorable to the poor during the Aparecida Mass attended by acting president Geraldo Alckmin.
• The Federal Highway Police reported more than 39,000 pilgrims on the Presidente Dutra en route to the basilica, as regional devotions ranged from fluvial processions in São Paulo state to a 25 km night walk in Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso.