Saint statues smashed at Paróquia Universitária São José, Jaú

In the early hours of Friday, 9 October 2026, a man vandalized the Paróquia Universitária São José in Jaú, São Paulo state, breaking two images of saints and a glass-and-aluminum structure, according to the parish priest. Security cameras showed him throwing one of the sacred images to the ground. Military Police arrested him in the act after reports that he was kicking and punching parked cars; three vehicles were damaged. He resisted and was restrained, and remained in custody.

Statue vandalism, mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim city pin for Jaú, labeled approximate (the parish did not resolve). Also reported by Extra and Jaú Mais.