List of political parties in Brazil

Above the broad range of political parties in Brazilian Congress, the Workers' Party (PT), the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), the Social Liberal Party (PSL) and the Democrats (DEM) together control the absolute majority of seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.[1] Smaller parties often make alliances with at least one of these four major parties.[2]

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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.

Current parties
Party Abbr. TSE № Founded Deputies Senators Membership Ideology Position
Brazilian Democratic Movement
Movimento Democrático Brasileiro		MDB15 1965
33 / 513
15 / 81
 2,163,568 Big tent[3]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
Syncretic politics[5]		 Centre[6] to
centre-right[7]
Workers' Party
Partido dos Trabalhadores		PT13 1980
53 / 513
7 / 81
 1,535,153 Anti-bolsonarism[8]
Social democracy[9]
Democratic socialism[10]
Economic progressivism[4]
Left-wing populism[11]
Lulism[12]		 Centre-left[13][14]
to left-wing[15][16]
Brazilian Social Democracy Party
Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira		PSDB45 1988
33 / 513
7 / 81
 1,379,341 Third Way[17] Centre[18]
Progressives
Progressistas		PP11 1995
41 / 513
7 / 81
 1,341,920 Brazilian nationalism[19]
National conservatism[19]
Social conservatism[20]		 Right-wing[4]
Democratic Labour Party
Partido Democrático Trabalhista		PDT12 1979
25 / 513
3 / 81
 1,162,350 Anti-bolsonarism[21]
Brazilian nationalism
Anti-lulism[22]
Democratic socialism[23]
Left-wing nationalism[23]
Political labour[24]		 Centre-left[25]
to left-wing[26]
Brazilian Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro		PTB14 1981
11 / 513
0 / 81
 1,092,097 Economic liberalism[4]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
Social conservatism[4]		 Centre-right[4]
to right-wing[26]
Democrats
Democratas		DEM25 1985
28 / 513
6 / 81
 1,025,332 Brazilian conservatism[4]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
Social conservatism[4]		 Right-wing[26]
Liberal Party
Partido Liberal		PL22 2006
41 / 513
4 / 81
 771,584 Economic liberalism[4]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
National liberalism[27]		 Centre-right[7]
Brazilian Socialist Party
Partido Socialista Brasileiro		PSB40 1985
30 / 513
1 / 81
 641,410 Democratic socialism[25]
Left-wing nationalism[4]
Social democracy[4]		 Centre-left[25]
to left-wing[26]
Republicans
Republicanos		10 2005
33 / 513
1 / 81
 478,721 Economic nationalism[28]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
Social conservatism[4]
Minority:
Bolsonarism[29][30]		 Right-wing[26]
Citizenship
Cidadania		23 1992
7 / 513
3 / 81
 459,016 Economic liberalism[4]
LGBT rights[31]
Social progressivism[4]		 Centre-left[25]
Social Liberal Party
Partido Social Liberal		PSL17 1994
53 / 513
2 / 81
 435,560
Far-right[41]
Social Christian Party
Partido Social Cristão		PSC20 1985
11 / 513
0 / 81
 419,549 Christian right[42]
Political Catholicism[43]
Social conservatism[4]		Right-wing[26]
to far-right[7]
Communist Party of Brazil
Partido Comunista do Brasil		PCdoB65 1962
7 / 513
0 / 81
 416,147 Communism
Marxism–Leninism[44]		 Far-left[45]
We Can
Podemos		PODE19 1945
10 / 513
9 / 81
 409,162 Direct democracy[46]
Fiscal conservatism[4]
Social conservatism[4]		Right-wing[26]
Social Democratic Party
Partido Social Democrático		PSD55 2011
35 / 513
11 / 81
 406,640 Big tent[47]
Classical liberalism[47]
Syncretic politics[47]		Centre[25]
Green Party
Partido Verde		PV43 1986
4 / 513
0 / 81
 365,560 Cannabis legalization[48][49]
Direct democracy[50]
Green politics[51]
Parliamentary system[52]		 Centre[7]
Patriot
Patriota		51 2011
6 / 513
1 / 81
 331,715 Brazilian nationalism[53]
Christian nationalism[53]
National conservatism[53]		Right-wing[26]
to far-right[54]
Solidarity
Solidariedade		77 2013
14 / 513
0 / 81
 252,741 Economic interventionism[4]
Political labour[4]
Social conservatism[4]		 Centre[26]
Party of National Mobilization
Partido da Mobilização Nacional		PMN33 1984
0 / 513
0 / 81
 218,820 Agrarian socialism[55]
Left-wing nationalism[55]
Social patriotism[55]		Left-wing[55]
Forward
Avante		Avante70 1989
8 / 513
0 / 81
 212,353 Brazilian nationalism[4]
Political labour[4]
Social conservatism[4]		 Centre[25]
Christian Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Cristão		PTC36 1985
0 / 513
0 / 81
 189,400 Christian democracy[56]
Liberal conservatism[56]
Political labour[56]		Right-wing[26]
Socialism and Liberty Party
Partido Socialismo e Liberdade		PSOL50 2004
10 / 513
0 / 81
 186,567 Anti-bolsonarism[57]
Cannabis legalization[58]
Democratic socialism[59]
LGBT rights[60]
Social progressivism[4]		 Left-wing[4]
to far-left[61]
Christian Democracy
Democracia Cristã		DC27 1995
0 / 513
0 / 81
 178,534 Christian democracy[62]
Christian right[62]
Social conservatism[62]		Right-wing[26]
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro		PRTB28 1994
0 / 513
0 / 81
 147,424 Brazilian nationalism[63]
Christian right[60]
Political labour[64]		 Far-right[63]
Republican Party of the Social Order
Partido Republicano da Ordem Social		PROS90 2010
11 / 513
3 / 81
 119,681 Big tent[65]
Economic interventionism[4]
Syncretic politics[65]		Centre[26]
Party of the Brazilian Woman
Partido da Mulher Brasileira		PMB35 2015
0 / 513
0 / 81
 47,054 Anti-feminism[66]
Paternalistic conservatism[67]
Social conservatism[67]
Women's rights[67]		 Right-wing[26]
New Party
Partido Novo		NOVO30 2011
8 / 513
0 / 81
 42,113 Economic liberalism
Fiscal conservatism
Liberal conservatism		 Centre-right[25]
to right-wing[26]
Sustainability Network
Rede Sustentabilidade		REDE18 2013
1 / 513
1 / 81
 33,332 Environmentalism[68][69][70]Centre-left[71][72]
United Socialist Workers' Party
Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado		PSTU16 1972
0 / 513
0 / 81
 15,815 Trotskyism[73]
Political labour[73]		Far-left[61]
Brazilian Communist Party
Partido Comunista Brasileiro		PCB21 1922
0 / 513
0 / 81
 12,755 Classical Marxism[74]
Revolutionary socialism[74]
Marxism-Leninism		 Far-left[61]
Workers' Cause Party
Partido da Causa Operária		PCO29 1995
0 / 513
0 / 81
 4,358 Drug liberalization[48]
Trotskyism[75]
Political labour[75]
Revolutionary socialism[75]		 Far-left[61]
Popular Unity
Unidade Popular		UP80 2016
0 / 513
0 / 81
 1,116 Left-wing nationalism[76]
Revolutionary socialism[76]		 Far-left[76]

Non-registered


Waiting for registration in the Superior Electoral Court:

Name Abbrev. Founded Ideology Position
Alliance for Brazil
Aliança pelo Brasil		 ALIANÇA 12 November 2019
Far-right
Libertarians
Libertários		 LIBER 20 June 2009
Right-wing
Royal Parliamentary Democracy Party
Partido da Real Democracia Parlamentar		 RDP 9 November 2013
Right-wing
Conservatives' Party
Partido dos Conservadores		 PACO 2003
Right-wing
Corinthians National Party
Partido Nacional Corinthiano		 PNC 2012
Left-wing
Democratic Nationalist Party
Partido Nacionalista Democrático		 PND 1985
Right-wing
Revolutionary Workers' Party
Partido Operário Revolucionário		 POR 1989
Left-wing
Pirate Party of Brazil
Partido Pirata do Brasil		 PIRATAS 28 July 2012
Centre
Animals' Political Party
Partido Político dos Animais		 ANIMAIS 2016
Centre-left
Root Cidadanist Movement
Raiz Movimento Cidadanista		 RAIZ 2016
Left-wing

Former

Recently absorbed or merged parties


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

Anti-communism

 Liberal Party 2006
Partido Republicano Progressista Progressive Republican Party (Brazil) PRP 44 Conservatism Patriot 2018
Partido Pátria Livre Free Fatherland Party PPL 54 Left-wing nationalism Communist Party of Brazil 2018
Partido Humanista da Solidariedade Humanist Party of Solidarity PHS 31 Centre-right Podemos 2018

Historical
Name Abbrev. Active Ideology Position
Liberal Party
Partido Liberal		 None 1831–1889
Centre
Conservative Party
Partido Conservador		 None 1836–1889
Right-wing
Paulista Republican Party
Partido Republicano Paulista		 PRP 1873–1937
Right-wing
Rio-grandense Republican Party
Partido Republicano Rio-grandense		 PRR 1882–1929
Centre to Centre-Right
Minas Republican Party
Partido Republicano Mineiro		 PRM 1888–1937
Right-wing
Liberator Party
Partido Libertador		 PL 1928–1937, 1945-1965 Federalism Centre-Right
Brazilian Black Front
Frente Negra Brasileira		 FNB 1931-1938
Right-wing to Far-right
Brazilian Integralist Action
Ação Integralista Brasileira		 AIB 1933–1938
Far-right
Orienting Labour Party
Partido Orientador Trabalhista		 POT 1945-1951
Centre-Right
Popular Representation Party
Partido de Representação Popular		 PRP 1945–1965
Far-right
Brazilian Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro		 PTB 1945–1965
Centre-Left to Left-Wing
Social Democratic Party
Partido Social Democrático		 PSD 1945–1965
Centre to Centre-Right
National Democratic Union
União Democrática Nacional		 UDN 1945–1965 Conservatism Right-Wing
Christian Democratic Party
Partido Democrata Cristão		 PDC 1945-66; 1985–1993
Right-Wing
Republican Party
Partido Republicano		 PR 1945 - 1965 Centrism Centre to Centre-right
Progressive Social Party
Partido Social Progresista		 PSP 1947–1966
Centre-Right to Right-Wing
National Renewal Alliance Party
Aliança Renovadora Nacional		 ARENA 1966–1979
Right-Wing to Far-Right
Brazilian Democratic Movement
Movimento Democrático Brasileiro		 MDB 1966–1979 Centrism Centre-Left
Democratic Social Party
Partido Democrático Social		 PDS 1979–1993 Conservatism Right-Wing
National Reconstruction Party
Partido da Reconstrução Nacional		 PRN 1989–2000
Centre-Right to Right-Wing
Reform Progressive Party
Partido Progressista Reformador		 PPR 1993–1995
Right-Wing

See also

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