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Florianópolis Parish to Redo Car Raffle After Priest Drew Winning Ticket

The redo seeks to restore trust following online doubts about the fairness of a church fundraiser for community renovations.

Overview

  • The parish scheduled a new drawing for Thursday, April 9, after a Sunday, April 5 video showed the priest claiming the top prize.
  • The clip shows volunteers tossing tickets into the air and Eduardo Senna catching one, then saying the blank ticket he drew was his.
  • Senna later wrote that he had bought numbers, left the tickets blank, and said the Fiat Argo would stay with the parish.
  • Organizers said the redo will exclude all tickets purchased by the priest and will take place during the Missa da Desatadora service.
  • G1 reported it sought comment from the parish and the Archdiocese of Florianópolis but had not received a response by the last update.