The African Agenda of Evangelical Christians in Brazilian Foreign Policy

The Crisis of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Angola

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ID6235638
AuthorsMagno Klein (0000-0002-1840-5757, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author), Henrique Rabello De Carvalho (0000-0001-6366-1971, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2024
Volume18
Issue2
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrazilian Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1981-3821 • E-ISSN: 1981-3821
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1981-3821202400020001
OpenAlexW4394861625
SCIELO_PIDS1981-38212024000200201
LanguageEN
References cited8

This paper analyzes the incidence of Evangelical groups in contemporary Brazilian foreign policy, in particular in the search for government support for their missionary presence on the African continent. The paper argues that Evangelicals assumed an important part of Brazil's African policy during the Jair Bolsonaro government and that it is necessary to analyze the profile of their activities in order to understand the trajectory of relations between Brazil and African nations in recent decades and the growing influence of non-state actors, especially religious groups. The text addresses the recent crisis experienced by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Angola in 2019 as a case study of the work of evangelical sectors and their influence on Brazil's foreign policy for the African continent

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