INTOLERÂNCIA RELIGIOSA NO BRASIL ENTRE AS CIÊNCIAS DAS RELIGIÕES E O DIREITO: CASO DA MENINA KAYLANE

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss, in the light of the theoretical contributions of the religious and legal spheres about an empirical case that had a great impact on social networks in 2015: the case of Kaylane, who, leaving Candomblé cult who also participated in the religious ceremony, was targeted curses as well as was hit by a stone. The general objective of the study is to reflect on how religious intolerance is still a problem that often affects practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions. The research problem that will guide the discussion is this: How does religious intolerance take shape in contemporary Brazil? What are the legal mechanisms that discuss religious intolerance? How do legal apparatuses protect practitioners of the most diverse religions in our country? The research hypothesizes that prejudiced, racist, and discriminatory discourses are a heritage of our slave past and endures to this day. In order to prove the hypothesis, the study will reflect on a contemporary case to discuss religious intolerance in the context in which we live. The study proposed here is relevant because it proposes to discuss the current legal apparatus on religious intolerance as well as a real and not so distant fact that happened in our country. It is intended that the reader become aware of these intolerant practices to help combat it in everyday life.