List of political parties in Brazil

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Above the broad range of political parties in Brazilian Congress, the Workers' Party (PT), the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and the Democrats (DEM) together control the absolute majority of seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies,[1] and effectively have dominated Brazilian political landscape since the return of democracy in 1985. Smaller parties often make alliances with at least one of these four major parties.

Since 1982 Brazilian political parties have been given an electoral number to make it easier for illiterate people to vote. Initially, it was a one-digit number: 1 for PDS, 2 for PDT, 3 for PT, 4 for PTB, and 5 for PMDB. When it became clear that there was going to be more than nine parties, two-digit numbers were assigned, with the first five parties having a "1" added to their former one-digit number (PDS becoming number 11, PDT 12, PT 13, PTB 14, and PMDB 15). Often political parties change their names but retain their number.

Summary of parliamentary Parties

In the Federal Senate

As of November 2016[2]

  • 19 seats: MDB
  • 12 seats: PSDB
  • 10 seats: PT
  • 7 seats: PP
  • 6 seats: PSB
  • 4 seats: PR, PSD
  • 3 seats: PTB, PDT, DEM, PSC
  • 1 seat: PCdoB, REDE, PV, PPS, PRB, PTC, independent

In the Chamber of Deputies

As of November 2016[3]

  • 66 seats: MDB
  • 58 seats: PT
  • 50 seats: PSDB
  • 46 seats: PP
  • 42 seats: PR
  • 35 seats: PSD
  • 33 seats: PSB
  • 27 seats: DEM
  • 22 seats: PRB
  • 19 seats: PDT
  • 18 seats: PTB
  • 14 seats: SD
  • 13 seats: PODE
  • 11 seats: PCdoB
  • 8 seats: PSC, PPS
  • 7 seats: PHS
  • 6 seats: PV, PSOL
  • 5 seats: PROS
  • 4 seats: REDE
  • 3 seats: AVANTE, PATRI
  • 2 seats: PSL
  • 1 seat: PMB, PRP

Current parties

Party name (Portuguese) Party name (English) Abbrev. TSE number Foundation date Registration date Number of members Ideology Position
Movimento Democrático BrasileiroBrazilian Democratic MovementMDB15 1965June 30, 19812,398,324Centrism, Populism, Syncretic politicsCentre
Partido dos TrabalhadoresWorkers' PartyPT13 1980February 11, 19821,589,260Democratic socialismCentre-left to left-wing
Partido da Social Democracia BrasileiraBrazilian Social Democracy PartyPSDB45 1988August 24, 19881,443,769Social democracy, Social liberalism, ParliamentarismCentre
ProgressistasProgressistsPP11 1995November 16, 19951,436,720Conservative liberalism, Liberal conservatism, Classical liberalism, ConservatismRight-wing
Partido Democrático TrabalhistaDemocratic Labour PartyPDT12 1979November 10, 19811,248,632Democratic socialism, Populism, Labour movementCentre-left
Partido Trabalhista BrasileiroBrazilian Labour PartyPTB14 1981November 3, 19811,191,746Centrism, Populism, Federalism, NationalismCentre
DemocratasDemocratsDEM25 1985September 11, 19861,095,712Economic liberalism, Liberal conservatism, Christian democracyCentre-right
Partido da RepúblicaParty of the RepublicPR22 2006December 19, 2006796,764Nationalism, Liberal conservatismCentre-right
Partido Socialista BrasileiroBrazilian Socialist PartyPSB40 1947July 1, 1988644,663Social democracy, Democratic socialismCentre-left
Partido Popular SocialistaSocialist People's PartyPPS23 1992March 19, 1992479,886Social democracy, Social liberalismCentre-left
Partido Social CristãoSocial Christian PartyPSC20 1985March 29, 1990417,221ConservatismRight-wing
Partido Comunista do BrasilCommunist Party of BrazilPCdoB65 1962June 23, 1968389,407Communism, Marxism-LeninismFar-left
Partido Republicano BrasileiroBrazilian Republican PartyPRB10 2005August 25, 2005383,684Christian democracy, Social conservatismCentre-right
Partido VerdeGreen PartyPV43 1986September 30, 1993374,606Green politics, Syncretic politicsCentre-left
Partido Social DemocráticoSocial Democratic PartyPSD55 2011September 27, 2011311,706Centrism, Syncretic politics, Economic liberalismCentre to centre-right
Partido Republicano ProgressistaProgressist Republican PartyPRP44 1991October 29, 1991248,717Progressivism, Conservatism, PopulismCentre-right
Partido Social LiberalSocial Liberal PartyPSL17 1994June 2, 1998241,439Social conservatism, Economic liberalism, Brazilian nationalismRight-wing to far-right
Partido da Mobilização NacionalParty of National MobilizationPMN33 1984October 25, 1990222,750Left-wing nationalism, AgrarianismCentre-left
Partido Humanista da SolidariedadeHumanist Party of SolidarityPHS31 1995March 20, 1997201,673Distributism, Humanism, Christian democracyCentre-right
Partido Trabalhista CristãoChristian Labour PartyPTC36 1985February 22, 1990196,558Conservatism, Christian democracyCentre-right
AvanteAvanteAVANTE70 1989October 11, 1994184,816Centrism, Populism, Labour movement, NationalismCentre
Democracia CristãChristian DemocracyDC27 1995August 5, 1997184,225Christian democracyCentre-right
SolidariedadeSolidaritySD77 2013September 24, 2013161,914Labour movement, Humanist MovementCentre-left
PodemosPodemosPODE19 1945October 2, 1997158,777Labour movement, PopulismCentre
Partido Renovador Trabalhista BrasileiroBrazilian Labour Renewal PartyPRTB28 1994March 28, 1995134,606Nationalism, Conservatism, PopulismRight-wing
Partido Socialismo e LiberdadeSocialism and Liberty PartyPSOL50 2004September 15, 2005122,396Democratic socialism, Left-libertarianism, Anti-capitalismLeft-wing to far-left
Partido Republicano da Ordem SocialRepublican Party of the Social OrderPROS90 2010September 24, 201385,599Economic liberalism, Social conservatism, RepublicanismCentre-right
PatriotaPatriotPATRI51 2011June 19, 201268,687Conservatism, Economic liberalism, Brazilian nationalism, Christian democracyFar-Right
Partido da Mulher BrasileiraParty of the Brazilian WomenPMB35 2015September 29, 201542,619[4]Women's rightsCentre-left
Partido Pátria LivreFree Homeland PartyPPL54 2009October 4, 201137,165Scientific socialism, Left-wing nationalismLeft-wing
Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores UnificadoUnited Socialist Workers' PartyPSTU16 1972December 19, 199517,361Trotskyism, MorenismFar-left
Rede SustentabilidadeSustainability NetworkREDE18 2013September 23, 201515,606Green politics, Social democracy, Third WayCentre to Centre-left
Partido Comunista BrasileiroBrazilian Communist PartyPCB21 1922March 25, 192214,847Communism, Marxism-LeninismFar-left
Partido da Causa OperáriaWorkers' Cause PartyPCO29 1995September 30, 19972,895TrotskyismFar-left
Partido NovoNew PartyNOVO30 2011September 15, 20152,394Economic liberalism, LibertarianismRight-wing

Non-registered


Waiting for registration in the Superior Electoral Court

Abbrev. Name (Portuguese) Name (English) Ideology Position Foudation date
NOVA ARENA Nova Aliança Renovadora Nacional New National Renewal Alliance Conservatism, Nationalism, Economic liberalism Right-wing
CON Conservadores Conservatives Conservatism Right-wing
LIBER Libertários Libertarians Libertarianism, Minarchism Right-wing June 20, 2009
PCML Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista Marxist–Leninist Communist Party Marxism-Leninism, Stalinism Far-left
PCR-UP Partido Comunista Revolucionário - Unidade Popular pelo Socialismo Revolutionary Communist Party - Popular Unity for Socialism Communism, Marxism-Leninism Far-left May 1966
PF Partido Federalista Federalist Party Federalism, Liberal conservatism Centre-right
PH Partido Humanista Humanist Party Humanist Movement Centre 2002
PIRATAS Partido Pirata Pirate Party Pirate politics, Freedom of information Centre July 28, 2012
AN Aliança Nacional National Alliance Separatism Centre
PNC Partido Nacional do Consumidor National Consumers' Party Consumer protection Centre
PSN Partido da Solidariedade Nacional National Solidarity Party Centrism, Christian democracy Centre
PRD Partido da Real Democracia Royal Democracy Party Monarchism, Conservatism Right-wing

Former

Recently absorbed or merged parties


Abbrev. Name (Portuguese) Name (English) TSE number Ideology Merged in Year
PSD Partido Social Democrático Social Democratic Party 41 Centrism, Social democracy PTB 2002
PGT Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores General Party of the Workers 30 Centrism, Social democracy PL 2002
PST Partido Social Trabalhista Social Labour Party 18 Centrism PL 2002
PAN Partido dos Aposentados da Nação Party of the Nation's Retirees 26 Centrism PTB 2006
PL Partido Liberal Liberal Party 22 Centrism, Populism PR 2006
PRONA Partido da Reedificação da Ordem Nacional Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order 56 Nationalism, Populism PR 2006

Historical


Abbrev. Name (Portuguese) Name (English) Ideology Lifetime
PCB Partido Comunista Brasileiro Brazilian Communist Party Communism 1922–1992
PL Partido Libertador Liberator Party Federalism 1928-1937, 1945-1965
AIB Ação Integralista Brasileira Brazilian Integralist Action Integralism, Fascism 1933–1938
PRP Partido de Representação Popular Popular Representation Party Integralism, National conservatism 1945–1966
PTB Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro Brazilian Labour Party Nationalism, Populism 1945–1966;
PSD Partido Social Democrático Social Democratic Party Conservatism, Populism 1945–1966
UDN União Democrática Nacional National Democratic Union Conservatism 1945–1966
PDC Partido Democrata Cristão Christian Democratic Party Christian democracy, Conservatism 1945-66; 1985–1993
PSP Partido Social Progresista Progressive Social Party Conservatism, Populism 1947–1966
ARENA Aliança Renovadora Nacional National Renewal Alliance Party Conservatism, Nationalism 1966–1979
MDB Movimento Democrático Brasileiro Brazilian Democratic Movement Centrism 1966–1979
PDS Partido Democrático Social Democratic Social Party Conservatism 1979–1993
PRN Partido da Reconstrução Nacional National Reconstruction Party Centrism, Populism 1989–2000
PPR Partido Progressista Reformador Reform Progressive Party Conservatism, Christian democracy 1993–1995

See also

References

  1. ↑ Freedom House report on Brazil, 2007
  2. ↑ Full list of Senators ordered by Party, Brazilian Senate website. (in Portuguese) Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Full list of Deputies, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies website. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Eleitores filiados". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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