dinei Ferreira, from Sao Paulo's Evangelical Cathed

It's become so extreme that even the Pope spoke out this week, asking Brazil's patron saint to free Brazilians from hate, intolerance and violence ahead of the elections.

Pastor Valdinei Ferreira, from Sao Paulo's Evangelical Cathedral, rejects this politicisation of religion.

"Faith has been seized upon as a political identity and people end up validating the Christian faith of someone based on the political choices they make," he says. "In my opinion, Bolsonaro has caused that - if you don't vote for him, you're written off as a person who's gone against God. I vote for Lula because he just wants to be president - Bolsonaro is a candidate to be God."

Pastor Valdinei uses a special term for what he sees happening in Brazil - conspirituality.

"It's something that came from the US and is happening here - this fusion of spirituality and conspiracy theories," he explains. "You mobilise people because you mess with the religious sentiment of good and evil - but it's guided by a conspiracy theory."