0 S1364421 2020 THE BELIEVER VOTES FOR THE BELIEVER THE INFLUENCE OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCHES ON THE ELECTION OF JAIR BOLSONARO IN BRAZIL JOLIEN VISSERS-SIMILON
[email protected] S1364421 Word Count: 11.759 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. E. Amann 1 S1364421 A Thesis Submitted to The Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University In partial fulfilment of the requirements for The Degree of Master of Arts In International Relations 2 S1364421 Table of content Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 O estado é laico (‘the state is secular’) ................................................................................................... 6 The background and characteristics of Protestantism in Brazil and Latin America ............................... 9 Terminology ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Popularity and appeal ....................................................................................................................... 12 Characteristics ................................................................................................................................... 13 Religion and politics .............................................................................................................................. 16 Churches ..........................................................................................................................................