The Right and the “God-Sent” Narrative
The Right and the “God-Sent” Narrative
Subtitle: Psychopathology of the Brazilian State
1. Opening — Fractal, 17 years old
Someone steps on stage and says:
“God put me here.”
The crowd applauds.
The body feels safe.
It feels like destiny.
It feels like protection.
It feels like truth.
Now pause and ask:
if someone is “sent by God” to defend the people,
why do they so often defend the things of the rich?
Why speak about faith, family, and morality…
while circulating among jewelry, private jets, privileges, and elite spaces?
When politics uses God as a shield,
the question is not against God.
The question is:
who is hiding behind Him?
2. Deepening
A powerful formula has taken shape in right-wing political communication:
faith + fear + enemy + promise of order.
It works because it reaches the body before it reaches reasoning.
People do not feel they are choosing a politician.
They feel they are protecting their identity, family, and beliefs.
But then a contradiction appears.
Many politicians who speak in the name of God and the people defend structures that benefit the wealthy:
tax advantages,
financial privilege,
policy influence,
low taxation on large fortunes,
protection of accumulated capital.
At the same time, they circulate through visible markers of wealth:
luxury travel,
exclusive environments,
private aviation,
closed networks of influence.
The São Paulo Catarina Executive International Airport is a symbolic example of this geography of “things of the rich”: a private airport designed specifically for executive aviation and high-net-worth mobility.
Recent Brazilian media coverage illustrates this layer. According to CNN Brasil, authorities are examining a case involving a private flight arriving from the Caribbean, where luggage reportedly did not pass standard X-ray inspection procedures. The case involves the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta, who has stated that he complied with all legal protocols and will await further review.
The point here is not to pre-judge.
It is to observe the symbolic structure:
a private jet,
an executive airport,
questioned inspection procedures,
high-level political presence.
This speaks directly to the social body.
Because the average citizen:
stands in line,
passes through inspection,
is taxed,
is monitored.
While the world of the wealthy appears to move through a different corridor.
And when politicians who claim to represent God and the people circulate within that corridor, the contradiction becomes visible.
Faith becomes symbolic cover.
Morality becomes selective language.
The people become audience.
Power remains protected.
This is the psychopathology:
the language of the sacred is used to protect profane interests.
3. Metacognition
Now bring this inward.
When a politician says “God sent me,” what do you feel?
Trust?
Fear of disagreeing?
Hope?
Obedience?
Now ask:
does this increase my critical thinking
or reduce my questioning?
Authentic spirituality can expand responsibility.
But when faith is used as political marketing, it can shut down inquiry.
And without inquiry, there is no “we.”
There is only alignment.
The shift is simple:
not only asking “does he speak about God?”
But asking:
who does he protect?
who finances him?
who benefits economically?
who moves without inspection?
who pays the cost?
A secular State is not against God.
It is against using God to hide privilege.
Without this awareness, the social body begins to see wealth, luxury, and privilege as signs of blessing.
With awareness, we separate faith from manipulation.
And perhaps God stops being used as propaganda
so that people can once again be treated as people.
References (Didactic Order)
Books
Coisa de Rico
Explains how elite economic practices become normalized and invisible within society.Jessé Souza — The Elite of Backwardness
Shows how moral narratives are used to hide structural inequality.Boaventura de Sousa Santos — If God Were a Human Rights Activist
Distinguishes emancipatory spirituality from religion used as political domination.Max Weber — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Explores the historical relationship between religion, morality, and accumulation.Raymundo Faoro — The Owners of Power
Analyzes how elites historically structure political power in Brazil.Shoshana Zuboff — The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shows how behavior, belief, and emotion become instruments of economic and political power.
Post-2021 Publications and Reports
CNN Brasil (2026) — coverage of private flight inspection case
Reports on investigation involving luggage procedures, executive aviation, and political figures.InfoMoney (2026) — report on same case
Highlights issues related to private flights, inspection processes, and elite mobility.Transparency International — Corruption & Integrity Reports (2023–2025)
Shows how economic power can influence political systems.OECD — Lobbying & Regulatory Capture Studies (2022–2024)
Analyzes how private interests shape public policy.Pew Research Center — Religion & Politics Studies (2022–2025)
Explores how religion influences political identity and behavior.IDEA International — Global State of Democracy (2023–2025)
Examines risks to democracy, including polarization and institutional capture.
