Priest, Gil Family Reach Apology Deal in Religious Intolerance Case

Overview

• Father Danilo César agreed to issue a public apology and donate eight food baskets after a lawsuit by the family of singer Preta Gil.
• The agreement requires a retraction during a Mass streamed on the parish’s YouTube channel, the same venue where his remarks spread online.
• The civil case remains active until the 41st Civil Court of Rio de Janeiro approves the agreement through judicial homologation.
• César mocked Gilberto Gil’s prayer to the orixás during a live homily in July 2025, and the parish later removed the viral video after backlash.
• Brazilian law treats attacks on Afro-Brazilian faiths like candomblé and umbanda as religious intolerance, a framework that shaped the family’s demand for moral damages.