Religious Pluralism and Law in Contemporary Brazil

Prof. Paula Montero is an Anthropology Professor at the State University of São Paulo (USP – Brazil) and a Senior Researcher at the Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning (Cebrap). Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, she was Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies at Columbia University in 1984 and Tinker Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago in 1996. She participates as a principal investigator of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project (University of Ottawa). Her research interests are focused on the interface between religion, law, and pluralism.

Prof. Camila Nicácio is a Law School Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG – Brazil). Ph.D. in Law at the Université Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne, France. She is Visiting Professor at Université de Laval, University of Ottawa, and Université Paris I, and participates as a collaborator of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project (University of Ottawa). Her research interests are focused on the interface between law/religion, legal pluralism, human rights, and conflict mediation.

Dr. Henrique Antunes is a postdoctoral fellow at the Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning. He has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of São Paulo. He is a member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Psychoactive Substances (NEIP) and the coordinator of the Ayahuasca Community Committee of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. He is also a member of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project. His research interests are focused on religion, law, and drug policies.