Brazil’s First Lady Janja Extends Evangelical Outreach With Caruaru Church Meeting

Overview

• On Sept. 30, Janja met women from the Frente de Evangélicos pelo Estado de Direito at Igreja Família Viva in Caruaru, Pernambuco, and shared the encounter on Instagram.
• The stop continues a three‑month circuit that has included meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Manaus and Ceilândia, a visit to a Harlem Baptist church, and an appearance with President Lula on the Papo de Crente podcast.
• Janja frames the initiative as a space for dialogue focused on the real‑world effects of federal programs on families, rather than theological debate.
• Polling underscores the challenge with this electorate: Datafolha reports 52% of evangelicals rate the Lula government as bad or very bad, PoderData found 69% disapproval in July, and Quaest shows a still negative but narrowing gap of 61% disapproval to 35% approval.
• PT‑linked Fundação Perseu Abramo has launched an eight‑class course for evangelical activists, enrolling 775 participants to professionalize outreach to a constituency now 26.9% of Brazil’s population.