BETWEEN EARTH AND HEAVEN: THE RELIGIOUS PRESENCE IN BRAZIL'S CULTURAL AND LEGAL CONSTRUCTION

 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7295300

 

Cezar Cardoso de Souza Neto

Professor at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Law School (FDRP – USP); Post Doctoral Student in Law at FDRP USP; Doctor in Law from UFMG; Master in Philosophy from PUC Campinas. Email address: prof.cezarneto.direito@gmail.com

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the complex relationship between religion and politics in Brazil, under a historical and cultural perspective grounded on a political reality. It investigates religious impartiality on issues of political interest and religious presence in political debates. It observes the great religious influence in the elections and the use of Christian values in Brazilian society as a basis for defending conservative agendas opposed to the rights of minorities. It examines the need for a legal and philosophical reflection on the relationship between religion and politics concerning State Secularism, encouraging the academic discussion related to the historical, political and cultural aspects of Law. It reflects the coexistence between political and religious spheres, as well as their contribution in the legal and cultural construction of Brazilian Identity.

Keywords: Politics, Religion; Secular State; Philosophy of Law; Political Philosophy;