This paper presents some of the most salient results of an ongoing research on religion and politics in Peru, focusing primarily on conservative trends. We delve on the new alliances woven between political and religious actors.
Three salient features may be identified: 1 Revisited moral agenda. In terms of sexual rights, Peru is one of the most conservative country in the hemisphere. The moral agenda focuses on protecting the population from homosexuality and on defending the conservative legal Status Quo. 2 Moral agenda and politicians. To compensate their lack of popularity and in an attempt to legitimate their position, politicians mediatize their religious practices and their closeness to clerics and pastors. Additionally, outspoken Catholics belonging to new movements and Charismatics pastors unite to create political parties. 3 Abuses in Catholic environments. The Church and its allies are confronted with an evolving crisis in its first stages.