Pentecostalismo, eleições e representação política no Brasil contemporâneo

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5809374
AutoresFabio Lacerda Martins Da Silva (autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Data de publicação2017-06-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoTHESIS
EditoraUniversidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/t.8.2017.tde-02062017-103551
OpenAlexW2782201211
IdiomaPT
Referências citadas53

This thesis investigates the recent political-electoral mobilization of Evangelicals in Brazil.Its aim is to analyze certain assumptions found in the literature on Evangelical (and specially Pentecostal) growth and its political impact in Brazil and Latin America.These assumptions concern the relationship established between Evangelical politicians and voters; the growth of Evangelical presence in Brazilian legislatures; the electoral «force» of Evangelical candidates and Pentecostal churches; and the support of Evangelical voters to candidates who signal the same religion.In order to achieve this objective, the thesis is based on a review of the relevant literature, the construction of a new database of Evangelical candidacies for the Brazilian legislatures (1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014) and the conducting of a survey experiment with undergraduate students from the city of São Paulo.The data are analyzed through descriptive statistics, OLS regression models and logistic regression models.The results reveal a more complex picture of Evangelical political activity than the literature usually presumes.The statements about the supposed clientelistic performance of Evangelical legislators, if not necessarily mistaken, do not find support in the law making of the state of São Paulo.Between 1998 and 2014, the number of Evangelical candidates to the Chamber of Deputies and to the Legislative Assemblies increased in absolute terms, but remained relatively stable.The number of elected Evangelicals has increased in the period, but remains below the proportion of Evangelicals in the Brazilian population.Evangelical deputies are increasingly coming from Pentecostal churches that adopt the model of corporate representation.The support of these churches to their "official candidates" has a positive effect on their electoral performance even if controlling for factors such as campaign spending, incumbency, party, among others.However, despite assumptions of unrestricted support from the faithful to candidates from their churches, the electoral success of Pentecostal churches is lesser than what is asserted.Finally, the use of religious cues by Evangelical candidates only has a positive effect on Evangelical voters conditioned by the size of the candidates' offer.On the other hand, it has a negative effect on other religious groups, especially in a scenario with only two candidates

Art · Chamber of Deputies · Christian right · Humanities · Latin Americans · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Religion and Society in Latin America