Latest articles by Amy Erica Smith


But US evangelicals have been more loyal to Trump than Brazil’s evangelicals have been to President Bolsonaro, so this move may not work.


Some people called the April 30 events a “coup,” and others called it an “uprising.” Political science research shows that matters.


Despite the sharp right turn in Brazilian politics, evangelical legislators remain a question mark.


Hungry people fare better in democracies.


The Brazilian gun debate is déjà vu all over again — but in Brazil, Congress could limit expanded access.


It wasn’t always that way.


Is this how democracy starts to die?


Evangelicals and Pentecostals drove the spike in Jair Bolsonaro’s support.


How covering up abuse scandals may have affected the politics of the Catholic Church.


One thing is clear: It’s not due to declining religious devotion.
