List of political parties in the Federal Republic of Brazil
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This article is a list of the active political parties in the Federal Republic of Brazil. The country is a highly factionalized multi-party democracy. Since the establishment of the 1935 constitution, no party has been able to effectively govern Brazil without the need for a coalition.
National Parties Represented in the Federal Parliament
| Party name | Leader | Founded | Seats in the Federal Senate |
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
Governors | Registered States | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Republican Party Partido Republicano Conservador |
 Antônio Pontes Modesto |
1910 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| |
| Federal Republican Party Partido Republicano Federal |
1893 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| National Democratic Party Partido Democrático Nacional |
1927 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| Liberator Party Partido Libertador |
1928 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| National Liberal Party Partido Nacional Liberal |
1979 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| Communist Party/Brazilian Section of the Communist International Partido Comunista/Seção Brasileira da Internacional Comunista |
1922 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| Workers and Peasants' Block Bloco Operário e Camponês |
1927 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
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| Brazilian Integralist Action Ação Integralista Brasileira |
1932 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| Brazilian Imperial Newfatherlandist Action Ação Imperial Patrianovista Brasileira |
1928 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| Brazilian Socialist Party Partido Socialista Brasileiro |
1933 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
| ||
| Proletarian Socialist Party of Brazil Partido Socialista Proletário do Brasil |
1966 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Nationwide |
|
Local Parties Represented in the Federal Parliament
| Party name | Leader | Founded | Seats in the Federal Senate |
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
Governors | State of Register | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riograndense Republican Party Partido Republicano Riograndense |
1882 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Federalist Party of Rio Grande do Sul Partido Federalista do Rio Grande do Sul |
1892 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Liberal Republican Party of Rio Grande do Sul Partido Republicano Liberal do Rio Grande do Sul |
1932 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Rio Grande do Sul |
| ||
| Renewal Labour Movement Movimento Trabalhista Renovador |
1959 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Rio Grande do Sul |
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| Gaucho Syndicalist Union União Sindicalista Gaúcha |
1936 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
Rio Grande do Sul | |||
| Republican Paulista Party Partido Republicano Paulista |
1873 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
São Paulo |
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| Democratic Party of São Paulo Partido Democrático de São Paulo |
1925 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
São Paulo |
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| Farm Party of São Paulo Partido da Lavoura de São Paulo |
1940 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
São Paulo |
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| Constitutionalist Party Partido Constitucionalista |
1932 | 3 / 114
|
58 / 654
|
3 / 30
|
São Paulo Mato Grosso do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Minas Gerais Paraná Goiás |
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