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Centrão
In Brazilian politics, the ''Centrão'' ( – ) refers to a group of political parties that do not have a specific or consistent ideological orientation and aim at ensuring proximity to the executive branch in order to guarantee advantages and allow them to distribute privileges through clientelistic networks. Despite its name, the ''Centrão'' is not a centrist political group, generally composed of parliamentarians from the "" and big tent parties, who act according to their own interests, linked to cronyism and logrolling. Over the years, the ''Centrão'' has become the political kingmaker in Brazil. History The term has its origin in the 1987 Constituent Assembly, being used to designate a group of parties with a center-right profile that united to support then-president José Sarney with the objective of fighting the proposals of Ulysses Guimarães' supporters — accused of being progressive — for the text of the new Constitution. Five parties made up the ''Centrã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)
The Liberal Party (, PL) is a far-right political party in Brazil. From its foundation in 2006 until 2019, it was called the Party of the Republic (, PR). The party was founded in 2006 as a merger of the 1985 Liberal Party and the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order (PRONA), as a big tent, centre-right party, and was considered part of the '' Centrão'', a bloc of parties without consistent ideological orientation that support different sides of the political spectrum in order to gain political privileges. As such, it supported the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff— members of the center-left Workers' Party—and Michel Temer. In 2021, it became the base of the then-president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, for the 2022 Brazilian general election. This led to many of his supporters joining the party, which thereby became the largest bloc in the National Congress of Brazil, and the Liberal Party took a general shift to far-right. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Tent
A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a political party having members covering a broad spectrum of beliefs. This is in contrast to other kinds of parties, which defend a determined ideology, seek voters who adhere to that ideology, and attempt to convince people towards it. Examples Armenia Following the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the My Step Alliance rose to power on an anti-corruption and pro-democracy platform. The alliance has been described as maintaining a big tent ideology, as the alliance did not support any one particular political position. Instead, it focused on strengthening Armenia's civil society and economic development. Australia The Liberal Party of Australia and its predecessors originated as an alliance of liberals and conservatives in opposition to the Australian Labor Party, beginning with the Commonwealth Liberal Party in 1909. This ideological distinction has endured to the present day, with the modern Liberal Party frequently describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, mayors and city councillors, always having formed a large part of the National Congress since 1988, and also has the largest number of affiliates, with 2,043,709 members . Originally, the MDB was founded on 1965 as part of an enforced two party system by the Brazilian military dictatorship, providing an official, if controlled, opposition. With political opening, in the early 1980s the former members of the MDB created the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (, PMDB), the name by which the party was known until 2018. It was the party of former Presidents of Brazil Tancredo Neves, José Sarney, Itamar Franco and Michel Temer, as well providing support for the governments of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)
The Social Democratic Party (, PSD) is a political party in Brazil led by Gilberto Kassab and uniting dissidents from various political parties, especially the Democrats, Brazilian Social Democracy Party and Party of National Mobilization. The party has become a major force for centrism in Brazil and commonly unites with both left-wing and right-wing parties. In this way, the party managed to have members occupying positions in ministries and important secretariats in the governments of presidents Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, Jair Bolsonaro, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. As such, PSD has been considered by political scientists as a big tent party, which is part of the '' Centrão''. Until March 2021, PSD congressmen had on average more than 90% alignment with the Bolsonaro government in terms of votes in the National Congress. History The party, founded in 2011 by São Paulo mayor Gilberto Kassab, was criticized by members of the opposition political parties, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Labour Party (current)
The Brazilian Labour Party (, PTB) was a political party in Brazil registered in 1981. It was the seventh largest political party in Brazil with more than a million affiliated as of 2022. The party was founded by Ivete Vargas, niece of President Getúlio Vargas, and claimed the legacy of the historical PTB founded by Getúlio, although many historians reject this because while early version of PTB was a center-left party with wide support in the working class, and despite the name suggesting a left-leaning unionist labour party, the later PTB was mainly a big tent centrist party for most of its history, considered part of the '' Centrão'', a bloc of parties without consistent ideological orientation which supports different sides of the political spectrum in order to gain political privileges. As such, they supported the presidency of Fernando Collor de Mello, Itamar Franco, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso — all considered center-right — as well as Luiz Inácio Lula da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republicans (Brazil)
The Republicans (), formerly the Brazilian Republican Party (, PRB) and originally formed as the Municipalist Renewal Party (, PMR), is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral number, the numerical assignment for Brazilian political parties, is 10. The party is socially conservative and economically liberal, and also has a strong association with the evangelical Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. As the PRB, it was the party of former Vice President of Brazil José Alencar, where it was part of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government. While it also supported Dilma Rousseff until her impeachment, it was one of the closest allies of the Bolsonaro government. History The party was founded in August 2005 as the Municipalist Renovator Party by pastors of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Lula's Vice President José Alencar moved to PRB on 2005 after leaving the Liberal Party. In March 2006, the party was renamed the Brazilian Republican Party. The Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1988)
The 1988 Constituent Assembly (), also known as the National Constituent Assembly () was held in Brasília to establish Brazil's new democratic Constitution after 21 years under military rule. In November 1986, general elections were held to elect the members of the constituent assembly, which took office on February 1, 1987. Ulysses Guimarães, from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party of São Paulo, served as president of the Assembly. The majority in the Constituent Assembly was formed by the Democratic Centre ( PMDB, PFL, PTB, PDS, and smaller parties), also known as "Big Centre" ('' Centrão''). They were supported by the executive branch and represented conservative factions of the society, and had a decisive influence in the work of the Constituent and the outcome of important decisions, such as the duration of then President Sarney's term, the maintenance of the agrarian policy and the role of the Armed Forces. See also * Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1823 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solidariedade
Solidarity ( Portuguese: ''Solidariedade'', ) is a Brazilian social-democratic political party that uses the TSE number 77. The party elected 13 deputies and one senator in the 2018 Brazilian general election. In the 2022 Brazilian general election, Solidarity supported the pre-candidacy of Lula da Silva in the 2022 Brazilian general election under the alliance Let's go together for Brazil. It remains allied with the Workers Party & other coalition members. Following the elections, the party announced plans to merge with the Republican Party of the Social Order, with PROS joining an enlarged party under the same name. The Superior Electoral Court approved the merger on February 14, 2023. Ideology The party identifies itself as centre-left and social-democratic. The party has strong links with Força Sindical, a labour union that historically strongly opposes the hegemony of Central Única dos Trabalhadores and other leftist labour movements in favor of a less ideologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressistas
Progressistas (; PP) is a centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing political party in Brazil. Founded in 1995 as the Brazilian Progressive Party, it emerged from parties that were successors to National Renewal Alliance, ARENA, the ruling party of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, Brazilian military dictatorship. A Pragmatism, pragmatist party, it supported the governments of presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer and Jair Bolsonaro. Largely it was the party of the politics of Paulo Maluf, a former governor and mayor of São Paulo. Of all political parties, in corruption investigation Operation Car Wash, the Progressistas had the most convictions. The party in recent years had fully embraced the right. In the 2018 Brazilian general election, the party supported the Geraldo Alckmin 2018 presidential campaign, candidacy of Geraldo Alckmin. After the election, although they remained neutral in the second round, the par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party Of The Social Order
The Republican Party of the Social Order (, PROS) was a political party in Brazil, founded in 2010, and officially recognized in 2013."TSE aprova registro de Solidariedade e Pros; número de partidos sobe a 32" UOL. 24/09/2013. In the , PROS allied with the Workers Party and the |
BBB Bench
In Brazilian politics, the BBB Bench is a collective term used to informally describe three powerful political factions (, literally "benches") in the National Congress associated with the conservative right. These encompass the Bullet Bench (), legislators supportive of protecting and expanding gun rights, the Rural Bench (, often referred to as the , the Ox Bench), legislators aligned with agribusiness interests, and the Evangelical Bench (, often referred to as the ), aligned with the country's evangelical movement. The term “BBB” was used for the first time by federal deputy Erika Kokay at a meeting of the Workers' Party (PT) bench in the Chamber of Deputies in early 2015, eliciting laughter from colleagues. The expression soon became popular as a derogatory term used by leftists against their conservative opponents, who they deemed a threat to human and minority rights. The BBB Bench played a crucial role in the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. Even prior to Dilma's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Chamber Of Deputies (Brazil)
The President of the Chamber of Deputies () is the speaker of the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, elected by his peers for a two-year term. The president is assisted by a board of directors. Hugo Motta, a deputy from Paraíba and a member of Republicanos, currently holds the office since 1 February 2025. List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies Empire of Brazil (1826–1889) Federative Republic of Brazil (1889–present) References See also *President of the Federal Senate (Brazil) * Lista de presidentes da Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil Legislative branch of Brazil Brazil, Chamber of Deputies Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
