Brazil's religious right on the march as bishop elected mayor of Rio

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The Guardian:

Marcelo Crivella’s victory underscores fall of Rousseff’s Workers’ party and voters’ contempt for entire political system

Jonathan Watts

Oct. 31 2016

 

 

 

An evangelical bishop has been elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro, as rightwing candidates across Brazil strengthened their influence at the expense of a decimated Workers’ party.

 

Despite his past condemnation of Catholics and homosexuals, Marcelo Crivella of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God won control of the city in a second round of municipal elections that underscored the rise of religious conservatism and the demise of the leftwing party that has dominated national politics for more than a decade.

 

The Workers’ party lost every mayoral post it contested on Sunday, including two in São Paulo state, where it was founded, and Recife, which was long considered a stronghold. This followed heavy defeats elsewhere in the first round of local elections earlier this month.

 

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October 31, 2016 By Fausta Leave a Comment

Brazil: Rio goes for Republican

 

The Partido Republicano Brasileiro’s Marcelo Crivella, an evangelical bishop, won the mayoral election in Rio de Janeiro with 59% of the vote.

 

A Republican, evangelical, bishop of the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God), you say? Hillary may need a bigger basket for the deplorables, but the PRB is not affiliated with the U.S. Republican party.

 

But I digress.

 

The mayoral election results favored the smaller parties,

Brazilian Voters Oust Old Guard in Mayoral Elections. Marcelo Crivella, an evangelical bishop, wins race to be next leader of Rio de Janeiro (emphasis added)

 

The other major contest was in Belo Horizonte, capital of the second-most-populous state. Alexandre Kalil, former president of a local soccer club, narrowly defeated João Leite, the team’s former goalkeeper. Mr. Kalil, of the little-known Humanist Solidarity Party, campaigned by saying he isn’t a politician; Mr. Leite is a member of the major conservative Brazilian Social Democracy Party. http://faustasblog.com/2016/10/brazil-rio-goes-for-republican/