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 parliamentary republic; although there are multiple parties able to take part in elections, the country is categorized as a dictatorship due to the authoritarian nature of the 2012 Constitution.
National Parties Represented in the Federal Parliament
Party logo | Party name | Leader | Founded | Seats in the Federal Senate |
Seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
Ideology | ||
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National Labour Party Partido Trabalhista Nacional/PTN |
1938 | 3 / 87
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48 / 654
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National Democratic Union União Democrática Nacional/UDN |
Valdemir Mendes Souto |
2007 | 5 / 90
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45 / 578
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Social Democratic Party Partido Social Democratico |
Larissa Alves de Araújo |
1942 | 5 / 87
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35 / 654
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Liberal Party Partido Liberal |
Maurílio Motta Grossi |
1931 | 6 / 87
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38 / 654
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Brazilian Integralist Action Ação Integralista Brasileira |
Henrique Neres Honório |
1932 | 6 / 87
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38 / 654
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Brazilian Communist Party Partido Comunista Brasileiro/PCB |
Patricia Santana Vilela |
1922 | 4 / 87
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40 / 654
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National Legitimist Legion Legião Legitimista Nacional/LEGIÃO |
Fernando Sobral Fortunato |
1965 | 3 / 87
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35 / 654
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National Labour Party Partido Nacional Trabalhista/PNT |
Walter Jung Schwarz |
1956 | 2 / 90
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27 / 654
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Social Progressive Party Partido Social Progressista/PSP |
Mauro Carlos de Barros |
1945 | 3 / 87
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22 / 654
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Christian Democratic Party Partido Democrata Cristão/PDC |
Gilberto Rinaldi Carmona |
1951 | 4 / 87
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19 / 654
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Brazilian Socialist Party Partido Socialista Brasileiro/PSB |
Moisés Galindo Eleutério |
1929 | 1 / 87
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15 / 654
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Republican Party Partido RepublicanoPR |
Simone Cardoso Crisóstomo |
1927 | 2 / 87
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14 / 654
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Proletarian Defense Front Frente de Defesa Proletária/FRENTE |
Manoel Viana Nunes |
2009 | 0 / 87
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10 / 654
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0 / 30
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National Liberator Alliance Aliança Libertadora Nacional/ALN |
Cláudio de Oliveira Toscano |
1973 | 1 / 87
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9 / 654
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Party of the Brazilian Workers' Confederation Partido da Confederação Operária Brasileira/PACOB |
Adailton Passos Sodré |
1912 | 0 / 87
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8 / 654
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Green Party of Brazil Partido Verde do Brasil |
Roberto Martins Amorim |
1989 | 1 / 87
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8 / 654
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Liberator Party Partido Libertador |
Jéssica da Silva Moreira | 1928 | 0 / 87
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7 / 654
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Brazilian Maximalist Union União Maximalista Brasileira/UMB |
Eduardo Garcia Dubinski |
1936 | 0 / 87
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6 / 654
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Constitutionalist Party Partido Constitucionalista/PC-SV |
Felipe Müller Ferreira |
1932 | 1 / 87
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5 / 654
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Gaucho Republican Party Partido Republicano Gaúcho/PR-SP |
Elizabete Almeida Metz |
1929 | 0 / 87
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3 / 654
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Brazilian Democratic Party Partido Democrático Brasileiro/PDB |
Edilson de Sá Aguiar |
1992 | 1 / 87
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4 / 654
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Mineiro Liberal Democratic Party Partido Liberal Democrata Mineiro/PLD-DO |
Fabiano Câmara de Arruda |
1930 | 0 / 90
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4 / 654
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Workers' Central Union União Central dos Trabalhadores/UCT |
Guilherme Telles Veiga |
2002 | 0 / 87
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3 / 654
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Pirate Party of Brazil Partido Pirata do Brasil/PPdoB |
Joel Souza Vieira |
2012 | 0 / 87
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2 / 654
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Brazilian Technocratic Party Partido Tecnocrata Brasileiro/PTB |
Jerônimo Barcellos Freire |
2005 | 0 / 87
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2 / 654
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National Patriotic Movement Movimento Patriótico Nacional/MPN |
Hélio Moretti Bachmann |
2010 | 0 / 87
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1 / 654
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National Reorganization League Liga de Reorganização Nacional/LIGA |
Giovanni Veiga Guimarães | 2003 | 45 / 87
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305 / 654
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