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Paul FRESTON, p. 329-340

Protestantisme et d�mocratie au Br�sil
La r�alit� de l’histoire protestante br�silienne est plus complexe que l’on ne pense g�n�ralement. Abordant d’abord rapidement l’histoire de la pr�sence protestante dans le processus politique avant 1985,
y compris pendant la p�riode militaire, l’�tude analyse ensuite la p�riode actuelle dans laquelle les pentec�tistes sont devenus des acteurs politiques importants. � la lumi�re des donn�es du champ religieux contemporain (comportement �lectoral et enqu�tes d’opinion ; conflits entre structures rivales pr�tendant repr�senter tous les protestants ; ascension de l’�glise universelle du royaume de Dieu et ses ambitions h�g�moniques dans le champ �vang�lique), est tent�e une �valuation des tendances ambivalentes du protestantisme br�silien relativement � la question d�mocratique.

Protestantismo e democracia no Brasil
A realidade da hist�ria protestante brasileira � mais complexa do que geralmente se pensa. O texto trata brevemente da hist�ria do envolvimento protestante no processo pol�tico antes de 1985, inclusive com uma discuss�o do per�odo militar, antes de deter-se no per�odo atual no qual os pentecostais se tornaram atores pol�ticos importantes. � luz dessa hist�ria, e � luz de dados do campo religioso contempor�neo (comportamento eleitoral e pesquisas de opini�o ; conflitos entre entidades rivais que reivindicam representar todos os protestantes ; a ascens�o da Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus e suas ambi��es hegem�nicas no campo evang�lico), avalia-se as tend�ncias ambivalentes do protestantismo brasileiro com rela��o � democracia.

Protestantism and Democracy in Brazil
The reality of Protestant history in Brazil is more complex than is generally thought. This study makes
a rapid approach to the Protestant presence in the pre-1985 political process, including during the military period, before analysing the present period, in which the Pentecostalists have become important political activists. In the light of data from the contemporary religious field (electoral behaviour and opinion surveys ; conflicts between rival structures claiming to represent all Protestants ; the ascension of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and its hegemonic ambitions in the Evangelical field), we attempt to make an evaluation of the ambivalent tendencies of Brazilian Protestantism in relation to the question of democracy.