Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

===Political===
Macedo has said he wants to "create a [[theocracy|theocratic]] state" by participating in elections.<ref name=frayssinet>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/07/religion-brazil-intolerance-denounced-at-un/|title=RELIGION-BRAZIL: Intolerance Denounced At UN|last=Frayssinet|first=Fabiana|publisher=Interpress Service|date=3 July 2009}}</ref> In 2002, Crivella was elected a member of the [[Brazilian Senate|Federal Senate]] as a candidate for the Liberal Party. In 2005, he switched his affiliation to the [[Brazilian Republican Party]], a social conservative party he had co-founded. The party has been described as a vehicle to run candidates for the UCKG.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/a-igreja-universal-o-custo-da-megalomania-14302329|title=A Igreja Universal e o custo da megalomania|date=20 October 2014|website=Oglobo.globo.com|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2015}} Marcos Pereira was head of the party. Other prominent members are Bishop Marcelo Crivella of the UCKG, former vice-president [[José Alencar]], and journalist Celso Russomanno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jb.com.br/eleicoes-2012/noticias/2012/05/08/longe-do-pp-celso-russomanno-diz-que-eleitorado-de-maluf-e-bem-vindo/|title=Longe do PP, Celso Russomanno diz que eleitorado de Maluf é bem-vindo|website=Jb.com.br|date= 8 May 2012}}</ref> Crivella also ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and 2008, both times unsuccessfully, before finally winning election in 2016; and for governor of the [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state of Rio de Janeiro]] in 2006 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/31/evangelical-bishops-mayoral-win-in-rio-shows-rise-of-brazils-religious-right|title=Brazil's religious right on the march as bishop elected mayor of Rio|last=Watts|first=Jonathan|date=2016-10-31|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref>