Evangelicals in Politics: 2012 Proportional Elections of Campo Mourão

This paper analyzes the campaign strategies and performances of five candidates in the 2012 proportional elections of Campo Mourão-PR who have declared links with the following religions: Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Assembly of God, Foursquare Gospel Church. It is analyzed campaign mater...

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Autores: Mezzomo, Frank Antonio, Pátaro, Cristina Satiê de Oliveira, Onofre, Lucas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Rever (São Paulo. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21752
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/21752
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Religião
Política
Eleições
Evangélicos
Campo Mourão
Religion
Politics
Elections
Evangelicals
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the campaign strategies and performances of five candidates in the 2012 proportional elections of Campo Mourão-PR who have declared links with the following religions: Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Assembly of God, Foursquare Gospel Church. It is analyzed campaign materials and interviews conducted with each candidate at the time preceding the election. Among the results, it was verified the successful election of two of them, linked to the Assembly of God. It was also observed the recurrence of religious elements in the discourses and campaign materials, besides the support of religious institutions to the candidacy of members linked to it. The results suggest an approach and overlap between the political and religious also present in Brazilian context.