A study on the role of evangelical leaders in the national political scenario
Research carried out in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Brasil Foundation with the objective of analyzing the importance of religious actors in the national political scene from the strategies articulated by evangelical leaders, linked, or not, to political party life in Brazil.
To carry out the study, two recent episodes of national repercussion were chosen: The treatment of abortion in the 2010 presidential campaign and the case of the “Anti-Homophobia Kit” or “Gay Kit”, the educational material that was part of the Escola Sem Homophobia, created by the Ministry of Education and aimed at combating homophobia in public schools.
In 2013, the project's researchers released the publication “Religion and Politics: an analysis of the work of evangelical parliamentarians on women and LGBTs in Brazil”, bringing together a broad analysis based on the data collected by the survey. The book intends to be an important support tool for future research in this field, offering a vision of the presence of evangelicals in Brazil, the heterogeneity of these actors and their political positions based on State mechanisms, such as parliamentary action.
Responsible
Christina Vital and Paulo Victor L. Lopes
Supporters
Heinrich Boll Brazil Foundation