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Rio Mayor Seeks To Ban T-Shirt

The Associated Press - Thursday, 28 November 1996 08:55 P.M.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Mayor Cesar Maia said he would seek a court order barring distribution of an AIDS awareness T-shirt showing the Virgin Mary with a shining condom in place of her heart.

The T-shirt was designed by Grupo pela Vidda, an AIDS counseling group. It says, in Portuguese: "Protect your neighbor as yourself. Use a condom."

Maia said in a radio interview that, as a Catholic, he was "outraged" by the image.

The Roman Catholic Church opposes condom use and has protested government AIDS programs. About 80 percent of Brazil's 155 million people are Catholic.

The T-shirt was to be distributed during an AIDS awareness campaign on Sunday. A call to the Vidda office was answered by a recording saying the phone was under repair.


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