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Religion

The evangelical boom slows: the 2022 Census shows a more plural and less predictable Brazil

The 2022 Census shows Brazil’s Catholic decline, slower evangelical growth, and rising Afro-Brazilian and non-religious groups, shaping a plural future.

Dominion theology and the culture wars in Brazilian politics

Dominion Theology is pushing a politico-religious offensive in Brazil: occupying institutions, imposing biblical morality and waging "culture wars" against LGBTQIA+ rights, abortion and gender-sensitive education. With Bolsonaro and figures like Nikolas Ferreira, conservative Pentecostalism is gaining power, stressing the Judiciary and eroding secularism and democracy.