Pentecostalismo e poder: interfaces de um movimento na sua relação com a política

Abstract

The election of Jair Bolsonaro, sustained with strong evangelical support, opened precedents for thinking that Pentecostalism would be the basis of support for the ideas of the Brazilian extreme right. This was the initial hypothesis of this research, which triggered a study on religion and politics in the region with the highest proportion of Pentecostals in Brazil. Rondônia, one of the youngest states in the federation, formed by the miscegenation of Brazilians coming from various regions of the country, is the place with the most Pentecostal population in Brazil in proportional terms. Making use of methodologies that mix quantitative and qualitative data analysis, we use data produced by the IBGE and information collected in the field by applying questionnaires to Pentecostals. We will demonstrate that the Pentecostal precepts are not necessarily the same as those defended by the extreme right; there are convergent points, but there are also divergences.