The Libertarian Party (LIBER; ) is a

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Brazilian

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listed as a

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by the

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( Portuguese: ''Tribunal Superior Eleitoral;'' TSE). The party was founded on June 20, 2009, in

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. The concept of the Brazilian Libertarian Party first surfaced in 2005 among users of the

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social networking service.Partido nascido no Orkut prega o ultraliberalism
/ref> LIBER's program and statutes were published in the Federal Official Gazette in January 2010. The party has organized demonstrations on the

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waterfront against the PNDH 3 bill, and have also participated in

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forums and seminars, such as the Austrian Economy Seminar and the ''Liberdade e Democracia'' Forum in

. 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 associated with the new right. Although their stances on economic issues tend to lean right, on social issues

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tends to be

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. Traditionally, libertarian theory is related to the

classical liberal Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, eco ...

tradition, whose proponents include

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and

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Ideology

The party promotes economic

, drawing inspiration from the Russian-American writer and philosopher

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, the American economist

Murray Rothbard Murray Newton Rothbard (; March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School,Ronald Hamowy, ed., 2008, The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism', Cato Institute, Sage, , p. 62: "a leading economist of the Austri ...

, and the American philosopher

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and philosopher

Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek (8 May 1899 – 23 March 1992) was an Austrian-born British academic and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobe ...

and Austrian-American economist and historian

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. The party identifies with the

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. In an interview with Instituto Pais Melhor, the former president of LIBER Bernardo Santoro defined libertarianism as "a political philosophy based on individual sovereignty, non-initiation of aggression, and self-ownership." In this definition, a man is the owner of his body and mixes his work with nature, which creates a legal system with

private property Private property is a legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental Capacity (law), legal entities. Private property is distinguishable from public property, which is owned by a state entity, and from Collective ownership ...

ownership and an economic system with a

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and free interaction between individuals."

Registration process

The party is not registered with the

, as they do not have the required 500,000 supporters.

Directories

Note: The following table is sorted alphabetically by state names.

References

External links

Brazilian Libertarian Party Website
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