RELIGION-STATE RELATIONS AND THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL AND THE HOLY SEE

Authors

  • Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/RLDR.3.32

Keywords:

Laïcité, Secularism, Cooperation, Religious freedom, Concordat

Abstract

This article aims to identify the main characteristics of the Brazilian regime of secularity and to investigate whether the agreements between Brazil and the Holy See are admissible in the light of the 1988 Federal Constitution.

Author Biography

Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves, Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil)

Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves is a member of the Academic Staff of the Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil). He was Academic Visitor at the Univ ersity of Oxford (2014 2015)2015). His teaching and research interests include Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and Law and Religion. He leads the B razilian Center for Studies in Law and Religion , wh ich focuses on religious freedom rights, protection of religious minorities, anti discrimination norms and religion state relations. Mr. Alves has published academic works and has been invited to speak at events, including at the National Congress of Braz il and the United Nations Office at Geneva In 2015 2016 , he coordinates the project “Religion and Human Rights: Promoting the Respect for Religious Diversity”, which received the support of the Ministry of Education of Brazil. He is a member of the Intern ational Consortium for Law and Religion Studies ( ICLARS), the Latin American Consortium of
Religious Freedom (CLLR) and the Law and Religion Scholars Network (LARSN). He is licensed to practice law in E mail: rodrigo@direitoereligiao.org.

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Published

2019-12-12

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2016): Acuerdos entre el Estado y las Organizaciones Religiosas

Section

Estudios Monográficos