According to survey carried out in 2021, about 40 percent of Brazilians agreed with the statement that religion has influence over their political choices. Another survey conducted months before the presidential elections of October 2022 showed that voting intention varied depending on the respondents' religion.
Do you agree that religion has influence over your political choices?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes
40%
No
58%
Do not know/answer*
2%
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• Yes 40%
• No 58%
• Do not know/answer* 2%
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The original question was phrased as follows: "A religião tem influência nas suas escolhas políticas. Concorda ou discorda?"
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Senado Federal do Brasil. (March 14, 2022). Do you agree that religion has influence over your political choices? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328687/influence-religion-politicas-choices-brazil/
Senado Federal do Brasil. "Do you agree that religion has influence over your political choices?." Chart. March 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328687/influence-religion-politicas-choices-brazil/
Senado Federal do Brasil. (2022). Do you agree that religion has influence over your political choices?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328687/influence-religion-politicas-choices-brazil/
Senado Federal do Brasil. "Do You Agree That Religion Has Influence over Your Political Choices?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328687/influence-religion-politicas-choices-brazil/
Senado Federal do Brasil, Do you agree that religion has influence over your political choices? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328687/influence-religion-politicas-choices-brazil/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Do you agree that religion has influence over your political choices? [Graph], Senado Federal do Brasil, March 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328687/influence-religion-politicas-choices-brazil/
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