Overview

• The family filed a civil action in Rio de Janeiro on October 13 seeking R$ 370,000 in moral damages from Father Danilo César.
• César, a priest at São José Parish in Campina Grande, delivered the contested homily days after Preta Gil’s death in July.
• The lawsuit alleges he labeled Afro‑Brazilian religions as “forças ocultas” and mocked the faith of Preta and Gilberto Gil, including remarks questioning the power of the orixás.
• Plaintiffs say the sermon was widely shared on social media and fueled prejudiced commentary; it was streamed on the parish’s YouTube channel and later removed, according to Terra.
• The filing lists Gilberto Gil, his wife Flora, several of Preta’s siblings, and her son Francisco as plaintiffs, and it says an earlier demand for a public retraction to the Diocese went unanswered, with no court ruling or public response reported so far.