Abstract: This article presents the consequences of the growth of the Evangelical population in Brazilian politics. In such way, it is made an analysis of the historical role of religion in Brazilian politics, especially concerning the Catholic tradition, with the changes the Evangelicals carried to the role of religious institutions in Brazilian society. Therefore, the homosexual issue is brought to question as an object to illustrate the recent shift of roles the religious institutions have in politics in Brazil.
Keywords: Religion; Politics; Evangelicals; Homosexuality.
Title: Evangelicals in Brazilian Politics: The Homosexual Issue
Author: Henrique B. Raskin
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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