Tabet Criticizes Order to Remove Post About Patron Saint
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Tabet is a politician in Brazil. He does not agree with a decision by Mendonça.
Mendonça wanted to remove a post from the internet. The post was about Our Lady. Many Catholic people know her as a patron saint.
Tabet said the decision was wrong. He gave a public statement about it.
There is also a report called Vox Radar. It looked at a rumor about the patron saint. The report says the rumor had some effect on a political campaign. The campaign belongs to a person named Flávio.
Another report says a worker from the Planalto building spread fake news. Planalto is where the Brazilian government works. The fake news was about Our Lady.
This story is about elections in Brazil. Elections happen when people vote for leaders.
The story shows how religion and politics can mix during elections.
Vocabulary15 words
- patron saint
- a holy person that a group of people respect and pray to
- statement
- words a person says in public
- rumor
- information that may not be true
- campaign
- work done to win an election
- fake news
- false information shown as true
- religion
- belief in a god or gods
- election
- a time when people vote for leaders
- government
- the group that runs a country
- politician
- a person who works in government
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- post
- something written online
- impact
- an effect on something
- worker
- a person who has a job
- public
- seen by everyone
- vote
- to choose a leader in an election
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1. Tabet 2. Our Lady, a patron saint 3. True
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Tabet is a politician in Brazil. He does not agree with a _____ by Mendonça.
Mendonça wanted to remove a post from the internet. The post was about Our Lady. Many Catholic people know her as a _____.
Tabet said the decision was wrong. He gave a public _____ about it.
There is also a report called Vox Radar. It looked at a _____ about the patron saint.
The report says the rumor had some effect on a political _____.
The campaign belongs to a person named _____.
Another report says a worker from the Planalto building spread _____.
Planalto is where the _____ works.
This story is about _____ in Brazil.
The story shows how _____ and politics can mix during elections.
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