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Conservative Evangelicals And Politics: Some Lessons In The Case Of Brazil

  • Geoffrey Pleyers

Keywords: Brazil, conservatism, evangelicals, neo-pentecostals, religion and politics, evangelical vote.

[drpcap]C[/dropcap]onservative religious actors assumed a growing political prominence in Brazil and contributed to the election of Jair Bolsonaro. Complementing the political lessons of this rise, this article focuses on four analytical lessons. The first section challenges the idea of an "evangelical vote." The second part disputes the relevance of religious affiliation as a central analytical category for apprehending the phenomenon. The third part recalls that a central factor in this political rise is to be found in an eschatological shift. The fourth section questions the radical opposition between progressive governments and conservative religious actors.