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Liberalism In Brazil
This article gives an overview of liberal parties in Brazil. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. Introduction Liberalism was organized in Brazil since 1831 in a traditional way as the opposition to conservatism. With the republican revolution of 1889 organized liberalism disappeared. Some liberal parties were founded in twentieth century. Since 1966 liberalism was best represented by the Democratic Movement. After multi-partyism became a fact, more parties labeled themselves as liberal, but the word was used by moderate conservative forces. At the moment three parties name themselves liberal, but the Liberal Front Party (''Partido da Frente Liberal'') is a conservative party, member of the International Democrat Union. The Liberal Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and List of cities in Brazil by population, its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Passos
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), legendary figure, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall Places * Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community * Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Oscar (other) * Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township Animals * Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull), #16, (d. 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull * Oscar (fish), ''Astronotus ocellatus'' * Oscar (therapy cat), cat purported to predi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tancredo Neves
Tancredo de Almeida Neves () (4 March 1910 – 21 April 1985) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He served as Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs from 1953 to 1954, Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Finance in 1962, and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984. He was elected President of Brazil in 1985, but died before taking office. He began his political career with the Progressistas (PP) of Minas Gerais, for whom he served as city councilman of São João del Rei from 1935 to 1937. He received the majority of votes and became President of the Municipal Legislature. He was elected state representative (1947–1950) and congressman (1951–1953) as a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He took office in June 1953, acting as Minister of Justice and Minister of Internal Affairs until the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas. In 1954 Neves was elected congressman and served for one year. From 1956 to 1958 he was director of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849 – January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian writer, statesman, and a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country. Early life and education Born in Brazil, Joaquim was the son of a major political figure in the Brazilian Empire, Jose Thomas Nabuco (1813–1878), a lifetime senator, counselor of state, and wealthy landowner. Jose made his move from conservativism to liberalism in the 1860s, establishing the Liberal Party in 1868 and supporting the reforms that would lead to the abolition of slavery in 1888. Personal life Joaquim Nabuco spent most of his time from 1873 to 1878 traveling and living abroad. In his youth, Nabuco had a 14-year relationship with financier and philanthropist Eufrásia Teixeira Leite, who held one of the largest fortunes in the world at the time. The romance with Nabuco begun during a trip by ship to Europe, in 1873, and would last until 1887, when Eufrásia sent her last letter to Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livres (movement)
Livres ( pt, Free, link=yes) is a Brazilian social-liberal and economic liberal political movement. The political scientist Magno Karl is Livres' current executive director. Livres has 25 members holding public office positions, among them one senator ( Rodrigo Cunha from the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in Alagoas), seven federal deputies, and eight state deputies and nine city councillors, along with economists, political scientists, and more than three thousand registered activists. Livres went on to grow as a liberal wing of the PSL and control the party's political agenda, communication, and 13 out of its 27 state directories. Inspired by Livres' liberal approach, notable Brazilian public intellectuals, such as political scientist Fábio Ostermann and journalist Leandro Narloch, openly supported the PSL. In January 2018, Livres split from the PSL after conservative Jair Bolsonaro joined the party. The PSL subsequently dropped social liberalism altogether from its pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Brazil Movement
Free Brazil Movement (, MBL) is a Brazilian conservative and economically liberal movement founded in 2014. Initially a ramification of the Brazilian branch of Students for Liberty, it grew boarding the political dissatisfaction after the 2013 protests in Brazil, receiving funding from external (''e.g.: '' Atlas Network) and internal (''e.g.'': Democratas, PSDB, PMDB) sources. Its leader is the activist and lawmaker Kim Kataguiri. According to the newspaper ''Folha de S.Paulo'', the MBL was mainly responsible for the convening of the demonstrations of 15 March and 12 April in 2015 against the social governmental establishment of Dilma Rousseff and the Workers' Party. The group's headquarters are located in São Paulo, and according to ''The Economist'', was "founded last year to promote the answers of the free market for the country's problems" In manifesto published on the internet, the MBL, often described as the "Brazilian Tea Party", cites its five goals, "free and indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Party (Brazil)
The New Party (Portuguese: ''Partido Novo'', stylised NOVO) is a classical liberal, libertarian party in Brazil founded on 12 February 2011. The party was registered on 23 July 2014, supported by the signatures of 493,316 citizens. Its creation was approved on 15 September 2015. The party requested to use the number "30" for election identification. It is ideologically aligned with classical liberalism.The loneliness of the right-wing legislator publication: "The Economist" (2014) Ideology The New Party supports policies that reduce the state's interference in the economy. It does not take any stance on social issues like abortion and legalization of drugs. The party is pro-gun rights and supports same sex marriage. The party positions itself as classical-l ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertarians (Brazil)
The Libertarian Party (LIBER; pt-BR, Partido Libertários) is a libertarian Brazilian political organization listed as a political party by the Superior Electoral Court (Portuguese: ''Tribunal Superior Eleitoral;'' TSE). The party was founded on June 20, 2009, in Belo Horizonte. The concept of the Brazilian Libertarian Party first surfaced in 2005 among users of the Orkut social networking service. LIBER's program and statutes were published in the Federal Official Gazette in January 2010. The party has organized demonstrations on the Rio de Janeiro waterfront against the PNDH 3 bill, and have also participated in liberal forums and seminars, such as the Austrian Economy Seminar and the ''Liberdade e Democracia'' Forum in Belo Horizonte. The Libertarians are affiliated with the Inter-libertarians, an international association of Libertarian parties and organizations. Because of its strong defense of a market economy with minimal state interference, the party has been associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)
The Liberal Party (''Partido Liberal'', PL) was a conservative political party of Brazil, merged (2006) in the Party of the Republic. The Pentecostal Universal Church of the Kingdom of God heavily influenced the party after 1999. In the 2002 election, José Alencar of the PL was the running mate of Lula da Silva and became the vice president. At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 26 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and three out of 81 seats in the Senate of Brazil and supported Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government. Some of its members were investigated following corruption allegations and suspected involvement in the so-called "Mensalão scandal". The Universal Church has now partially left PL to create a new party named Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) in 2005. At the last elections, held in October 2006, the Liberal Party won 23 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and one seat in the Senate for a total of three senate seats. The party did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Social Party
The Democratic Social Party ( pt, Partido Democrático Social, PDS) was a conservative Brazilian political party. It was established in 1979 as a continuation of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA), the political wing of the military during the 1965–79 military dictatorship, at a time in which the country was moving away from authoritarianism. However, the official foundation date is 31 January 1980. In 1985, when Paulo Maluf won the party's nomination for the presidential bid, a huge group, led by José Sarney (former leader of ARENA from 1971 to 1980 and of the PDS from 1980–85), Jorge Bornhausen and Marco Maciel, founded the Liberal Front Party (PFL). Sarney was elected Vice-President in that year's election, but he served from the beginning as President, due to the death of President-elect Tancredo Neves. The Democratic Social Party suffered bad defeats in both the 1986 (7.9%) and 1990 (8.9%) elections for the Chamber of Deputies, when at the same time PFL took 17.7% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tancredo De Almeida Neves
Tancredo de Almeida Neves () (4 March 1910 – 21 April 1985) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He served as Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs from 1953 to 1954, Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Finance in 1962, and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984. He was elected President of Brazil in 1985, but died before taking office. He began his political career with the Progressistas (PP) of Minas Gerais, for whom he served as city councilman of São João del Rei from 1935 to 1937. He received the majority of votes and became President of the Municipal Legislature. He was elected state representative (1947–1950) and congressman (1951–1953) as a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He took office in June 1953, acting as Minister of Justice and Minister of Internal Affairs until the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas. In 1954 Neves was elected congressman and served for one year. From 1956 to 1958 he was director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Party (Brazil)
People's Party, Peoples Party or Popular Party may refer to one of the following political parties. Translations into English of the names of the various countries' parties are not always consistent, but ''People's Party'' is the most common. Current * Armenia: ** People's Party (Armenia) (current) ** People's Party of Armenia (current) * Aruban People's Party (founded 1942, nl, Arubaanse Volkspartij, links=no, pap, Partido di Pueblo Arubano, links=no, ''AVP'') * Austrian People's Party (founded 1945, (german: Österreichische Volkspartei, links=no, ''ÖVP'') * Cambodian People's Party (founded 1951, km, គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា, links=no, ', ''CPP'') * People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (founded 2002, french: Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie, links=no, PPRD'') * People's Party of Canada (founded 2018) * Croatia: ** Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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