DESDE LOS MÁRGENES DE LA SOCIEDAD AL PARLAMENTO. EVANGÉLICOS Y POLÍTICA EN BRASIL, ARGENTINA Y URUGUAY*

Abstract

This article analyzes the progress made by evangelical groups in the Latin American religious context and how this progression manifests in the political arena in three countries. The authors address changing relationships between evangelicals and politics in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, showing that there are clear similarities in the policy agendas supported by evangelicals despite the enormous differences between these countries. Evangelicals have promoted a pro-life and pro-family agenda in partnership with Catholics in all three countries. The article concludes that evangelical churches advance official candidates (“Politicians of Christ”) in Brazil who are promoted among the faithful and that there is a simultaneous presence of evangelical parties, evangelical fronts and evangelical factions. Meanwhile, evangelicals participate in well-established parties in Argentina and Uruguay.