Bolsonaro intends to dismantle the secular state and dedicates himself

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met for two hours with some evangelical leaders, among whom there were federal deputies, eight senators and pastors, to whom he promised: “I lead the nation to the side that the gentlemen so wish.” This surprising statement seems to have little meaning, taking into account that polls say that Bolsonaro has only a few months left in power, since he would lose the elections at the end of the year. But it has an obvious institutional gravity, since it conflicts with article of the Constitution itself and contradicts the secular character of the State.

An editorial in the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo stated: “Bolsonaro's offer to evangelical pastors is consistent with the particular war that the Bolsonaristas carry out against the Democratic State Japan Email List of Law. With his tributes to torturers and militiamen, Bolsonaro relativizes fundamental rights and guarantees; With his insults and misogynistic speeches, he disrespects the dignity of women; With his praise of the military dictatorship, he mocks civic freedoms. And he now subverts the very notion of public power, which, instead of serving everyone, is explicitly oriented to serve a religious agenda.” Brazilian Senate sees signs of crimes against humanity in Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic According to DataFolha figures from , evangelicals are % of Brazil's population (more than million people), the majority are poor and black.



And demographers' projections say that by they will outnumber Catholics. There are already three pastors at the first step of the government. And in Parliament its presence is notable: the so-called Bible bench is made up of deputies and senators, with the goal of increasing its representation in the end-of-year elections to deputies and senators. “We want to reach the same size of evangelicals in Brazilian society, one third, we are still underrepresented in Parliament ,” said recently representative SóstenesCavalcante , president of the Evangelical Parliamentary Front.