Paul FRESTON, p. 329-340
Protestantisme et démocratie au Brésil
La réalité de lhistoire protestante brésilienne est plus complexe que lon
ne pense généralement. Abordant dabord rapidement lhistoire de la présence
protestante dans le processus politique avant 1985,
y compris pendant la période militaire, létude analyse ensuite la période
actuelle dans laquelle les pentecôtistes sont devenus des acteurs politiques importants.
À la lumière des données du champ religieux contemporain (comportement électoral et
enquêtes dopinion ; conflits entre structures rivales prétendant représenter
tous les protestants ; ascension de lÉglise universelle du royaume de Dieu et
ses ambitions hégémoniques dans le champ évangélique), est tentée une évaluation des
tendances ambivalentes du protestantisme brésilien relativement à la question
démocratique.
Protestantismo e democracia no Brasil
A realidade da história protestante brasileira é mais complexa do que geralmente se
pensa. O texto trata brevemente da história do envolvimento protestante no processo
político antes de 1985, inclusive com uma discussão do período militar, antes de
deter-se no período atual no qual os pentecostais se tornaram atores políticos
importantes. À luz dessa história, e à luz de dados do campo religioso contemporâneo
(comportamento eleitoral e pesquisas de opinião ; conflitos entre entidades rivais
que reivindicam representar todos os protestantes ; a ascensão da Igreja Universal
do Reino de Deus e suas ambições hegemônicas no campo evangélico), avalia-se as
tendências ambivalentes do protestantismo brasileiro com relação à 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.