Religious freedom is an area of dispute between different denominations that has overtaken the desire to contain the truth about things to keep track of the positions of power. Historically seen as subaltern religions, cults today with African roots experience situations of persecution, intolerance and disrespect . These acts come from both private and public agents when expressing part of the colonial legacy still unsurpassed: racism. It is the connection between these religions and Africa, Africans and their descendants, even in the XXI century, when many of these beliefs are no longer professed only by blacks, awaken in their opponents within the religious or political field manifestations of intolerance and violation fans of rights of african-Brazilian religions . This work consists of the analysis of this scenario and the impact it has on the consolidation of the democratic state and the secular nature of the Brazilian state. Two cases of religious temples of banned African origin operating in the State of Sergipe and afrorreligiosos participate in a survey about social representation of the justice system are investigated, so we intend to open up the space of the debate on religious freedom and on the provision of services by institutions of the justice system for those who know little or almost never participated or say about such matters. The survey was developed from the demands and specific needs of afrorreligiosos when confronting the justice system and the theories and methodologies used here as references were elected and thought fit by these groups , not the opposite.