Between the norm and the sacred

constitutional paths of religious freedom in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.24862/rcdu.v17i1.2482

Abstract

This article investigates the legal and constitutional construction of religious freedom in Brazil, focusing on its threefold articulation: belief, worship, and organization. It seeks to reconstruct the trajectory of Brazilian Constitutions, highlighting the transition from a confessional state to a secular model and the successive restrictions on the exercise of religious freedom through clauses such as public order, public morality, and good customs. To this end, a qualitative approach is employed, guided by bibliographic review, document analysis, and examination of judicial decisions. It concludes that the effectiveness of the fundamental right to religious freedom depends on a hermeneutical activity sensitive to pluralism, as well as the adoption of anti-discriminatory public policies.

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Williem da Silva Barreto Júnior, Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau

Doutor em Direito pela Universidade La Salle/RS . Mestre em Direito pelo Centro Universitário FG/BA. Graduado em Direito pela Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB). Professor permanente dos cursos de graduação em Direito do Centro Universitário de Excelência (UNEX) e da Faculdade UNINASSAU. Professor colaborador do programa de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Relações Sociais e Novos Direitos da Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB). Advogado.

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Published

2026-05-26

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Barreto Júnior, W. da S. (2026). Between the norm and the sacred : constitutional paths of religious freedom in Brazil . The UNIFOR Law Course Journal, 17(1), e262482. https://doi.org/10.24862/rcdu.v17i1.2482

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026)

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