Bolsonaro's strategic alliance with Brazil's evangelicals
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Brazil's new president Jair Bolsonaro is an enthusiastic evangelical. Enthusiastic and recent: he was baptised just two years before his election. For some observers this is no coincidence, given the clout of ultra-conservative Christians in Brazilian society. Bolsonaro's views are causing concern for defenders of women's rights, in a country where abortion remains illegal. Our France 2 colleagues report, with Olivia Salazar Winspear.
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A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and Gaëlle Essoo.
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