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Evangelicals Are Subject to Dispute, but Reject the Election Use of Churches

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"The vote should be of the citizen and not of religion," says Pastor Lucas Oliveira, 30, who works in a Baptist church in New Iguaçu, in Baixada Fluminense. The phrase of the evangelical preacher, in conversation with the Brazilian Agency, summarizes one of the main contradictions revealed by the national research Religion and Public Life in Brazil, carried out by the Institute of Religious Studies (Iser), in partnership with Quaest Pesquisa e C…
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Nine out of ten Brazilians linked to a religion disagree that there is an electoral campaign within the temples. It is what shows the research Religion and Public Life in Brazil, of the Institute of Religion Studies (ISER), carried out in partnership with Quaest. The survey heard in person 15,000 people in different regions of the country, and ... The post Bereia Explains: The day of voting is coming! Know how to act to denounce religious abuse …

The vote should be of the citizen and not of religion, says Pastor Lucas Oliveira, 30, who acts in a Baptist church in New Iguaçu, in Baixada Fluminense. The phrase of the evangelical preacher, in conversation with the Brazilian Agency, summarizes one of the main contradictions revealed by the national research Religion and Public Life in Brazil, [...]

Research Iser/Quaest shows that 83% reject voter nomination by pastors and 90% are against election campaign within churches

"The vote should be of the citizen and not of religion," says Pastor Lucas Oliveira, 30, who works in a Baptist church in New Iguaçu, in Baixada Fluminense. The phrase of the evangelical preacher, in conversation with the Brazilian Agency, summarizes one of the main contradictions revealed by the national research Religion and Public Life in Brazil, carried out by the Institute of Religious Studies (Iser), in partnership with Quaest Pesquisa e C…

·Quadra, Brazil
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How do the evangelicals, a group without centralized command, without a "pope", who explicitly rejects the politics in the temple, still converge so clearly in the polls? The research Religion and Public Life in Brazil, do Iser (Institute of Religion Studies) in partnership with Quaest, points out some clues, such as the high frequency to worship and exposure to religious leaders on social networks. Read more (09/30/2026)

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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