Religião e Política: estratégias institucionais e acionamentos religiosos por candidatos evangélicos em eleições proporcionais (2008-2016)

Abstract

(FC) and Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), trigger religious e in electoral campaign. Based on campaign materials -flyers, mandatory electoral program, posts on social networks, among others -and semi-structured interviews conducted with the candidates during the campaign period, we aim at identify, from a longitudinal perspective, the types of candidacy and support, campaign strategies, materials produced and the dialogue established between the candidates, the churches and the electorate. The results show the presence of religious elements in different ways, such as the support of the churches, the electoral name, the use of sacred objects and biblical phrases in campaign material, and the candidates' understandings about the mission of moralizing the public space. (FC) and Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), trigger religious elements flyers, mandatory electoral program, posts structured interviews conducted with the ongitudinal perspective, the types of candidacy and support, campaign strategies, materials produced and the dialogue established between the candidates, the churches and the electorate. The results show the , such as the support of the churches, the electoral name, the use of sacred objects and biblical phrases in campaign material, and the candidates'