(Bloomberg) -- On a sweltering day in March in a scruffy Rio de Janeiro suburb, a group of hundreds of Christian pastors and their followers listened...
-- On a sweltering day in March in a scruffy Rio de Janeiro suburb, a group of hundreds of Christian pastors and their followers listened intently as Brazil ’s top social policy official pleaded for help.Krugman Says China Is ‘Bizarrely Unwilling’ to Boost Demand
Evangelical voters broke from Brazil’s leftist Worker’s Party, known as the PT, a decade ago, driven away by its socially progressive positions and corruption scandals, which led to the imprisonment of top officials including Lula. They embraced Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right leader whose fierce rhetoric against abortion, LGBTQ rights and feminism resonated with their beliefs.
Now Lula, a Catholic known more for visiting factory floors than church pews, is attempting a political reversal ahead of municipal elections in October that will set the tone for Brazil’s 2026 presidential race — and shape politics in the country for years to come. “Our job is to bring together as many people as possible,” Dias said in an interview. “Taking Brazil off the hunger map is no easy task.”
The divide between the ruling leftists and conservative Christians has been widened in part by the spread of false information. Days before the 2022 election, Lula issued a four-page open letter to the evangelical community stating his personal opposition to abortion and dispelling rumors that he planned to close churches. Earlier in the campaign, Lula had said abortion should be widely accessible.
A May Quaest poll showed Lula’s approval rating was at 39% among evangelicals even though Brazil’s economy has outperformed expectations and indicators of living conditions have improved. The president’s popularity is at the lowest level of his term — a worrying sign ahead of October’s vote.
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