A row(争端，争吵) of Biblical proportions(规模巨大的，史诗级的) has erupted in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, with the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, emerging as an unlikely kingmaker(造王者，能左右结果的人) in the deadlocked(僵持不下的，难分胜负的) race.
巴西总统大选前夕，一场规模堪比《圣经》的争端骤然爆发，该国守护圣人阿帕雷西达圣母竟在这势均力敌的选战中成为出人意料的“造王者”。
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the two frontrunners(领跑者，领先的候选人) – the leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his far-right challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro – are level in the polls(民调中不相上下).
在周日投票前，两位领跑者——左翼总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦和极右翼挑战者弗拉维奥·博索纳罗——在民调中不相上下。
But in recent days, speculation that Bolsonaro – son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro – might strip the widely cherished patroness of her position have caused a nationwide outcry, leaving some to question if it could tip the knife-edge election in favour of Lula, who is Catholic.(但近日，有人猜测博索纳罗——前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗之子——可能会剥夺这位广受爱戴的守护圣人的地位，这引发了全国性的抗议，让一些人质疑这是否会让这场胜负难料的选举倒向天主教徒卢拉。)
但近日，有人猜测博索纳罗——前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗之子——可能会剥夺这位广受爱戴的守护圣人的地位，这引发了全国性的抗议，让一些人质疑这是否会让这场胜负难料的选举倒向天主教徒卢拉。