Statue of Santa Dulce destroyed at Parish of Jesus Christ Risen, Salvador

On the afternoon of Tuesday, 22 September 2026, around 3:00 p.m., a person entered the mother church of Paróquia Jesus Cristo Ressuscitado in the Plataforma neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; removed an image of Santa Dulce dos Pobres from a side altar; carried it near the eucharistic table and tabernacle; and broke it. The parish called the act vandalism and profanation. No arrest was reported. The Civil Police specialized unit for racism and religious intolerance is investigating and reviewing security-camera footage. Correio 24 Horas published on 27 September 2026; G1 published on 28 September 2026.

Coordinates are the Nominatim suburb pin for Plataforma, Salvador (−12.9004393, −38.4868515); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin for the parish. occurredOn is 22 September (parish statement); news broke widely 27–28 September. A separate 11 September statue damage at Paróquia Senhor Bom Jesus dos Milagres (Matatu) is not this filing.