The persecution of the Lutherans during the 1930s and 1940s in Brazil:The case of the Missouri Synod in Southern Brazil

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Sergio Luiz Marlow

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This article aims to show that the 1930s and 1940s were extremely difficult for the Lutheran synods that had settled since the previous century in Brazil. Due especially to  the Campaign for Nationalization of Getulio Vargas` Government associated with the entrance of Brazil into World War II against the Germany, Italy and Japan axis, the Lutheran synods were accused of not wishing to perform in the Brazilian way but on the contrary following the dictates of German National Socialism. The article aims to analyze the effects of the policy of Vargas called Missouri Synod from the United States, which despite working in Brazil with the German-Brazilian, it did not defend the issue of Germanism as its sphere of action, but it was persecuted and suffered the consequences of the period. The analysis will be based on the documents of Brazilian authorities of that time as well as the reaction of the Missouri Synod that declared to be nationalized and thus following the guidelines of the Brazilian government.

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MARLOW, Sergio Luiz. The persecution of the Lutherans during the 1930s and 1940s in Brazil:The case of the Missouri Synod in Southern Brazil. HORIZONTE - Journal of Studies in Theology and Religious Sciences, Belo Horizonte, v. 12, n. 33, p. 121–140, 2014. DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2014v12n33p121-140. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/horizonte/article/view/P.2175-5841.2014v12n33p121. Acesso em: 14 aug. 2025.
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Sergio Luiz Marlow, Faculdade Unida de Vitória

Doutor em História - USP (2013)

Professor do Mestrado Profissional em Ciências das Religiões da Faculdade Unida de Vitória