Jair Bolsonaro entered office at the end of October, much helped by support from Christian voters. He courted both Catholics and Brazil’s growing number of Evangelicals, styling himself as an upholder of Christian family values, and an opponent of abortion, same-sex marriage and gay adoption. He also criticised gay and gender-fluid ideologies being taught in schools. But will his presidency match his presidential campaign?
Just after Bolsonaro’s election victory, Bishop Leonardo Steiner, the bishops’ conference general secretary, said the bishops were “worried” about the president-elect, specifically about his position towards indigenous tribes in the Amazon, as he had promised business leaders to allow further industrial development there.
