This article intends to discuss the doctrine of Pentecostal groups and their main political representations. They come from several missionary origins and can be characterized by the emphasis on spiritual revival, on individual conversion, on the presence of the Holly Ghost and by the belief on eschatology. For a long time during the twentieth century, they were distant from politics. But, beginning in the 70's, in many countries of Latin America, they decided to belong to political parties or political groups.
Pentecostal groups; religious revival; political behavior