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Weekly Report - 18 September 2014 (WR-14-37)
BRAZIL: Social issues dominate election campaign
While the first part of the election campaign has been dominated by the arguments over the state of the Brazilian economy, in the third presidential debate, hosted by the Confederação Nacional do Bispos Brasileiros (CNBB), social issues came to the fore. In a deeply religious country, where over 50% of the population describes itself as Roman Catholic and a further 25% evangelical Christian, gay marriage and abortion are issues with real electoral significance.
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