Could evangelical Christians decide Brazil's election?

Podcast: Holy Smoke · The Spectator

Opublikowano: 2026-10-24

Manuela Lowenthal Ferreira joins Damian Thompson from Brazil to report on the growing role of evangelical Christians in the presidential election. The second round this Sunday sees left-wing President Lula –serving his third term nonconsecutively – pitted against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro – son of the previous president. Around 50 million Brazilians identify as evangelical so, considering that is almost 30 percent of the population, do they hold the deciding influence? Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For...