List of political parties in Brazil

This article lists political parties in Brazil.

Brazil has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

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1 The parties

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English).

Most of the following parties were registered on the Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral) as of 1999. In elections, Brazilian political parties are identified by a two-digit number which is also used to identify that party's candidates.

Major parties

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PMDB

Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro

Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement

center

PTB

Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro

Brazilian Labour Party

center-right

PSDB

Partido da Social-Democracia Brasileira

Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy

center

PFL

Partido da Frente Liberal

Party of the Liberal Front

right

Partido Progressista

Progressive Party

right

Partido Liberal

Liberal Party

center-right

Minor Parties

Siglum
PCO	Partido da Causa Operária	Party of the Working Class's Cause	extreme left
PCB	Partido Comunista Brasileiro	Brazilian Communist Party	extreme left
PCML	Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista	Marxist-Leninist Communist Party	extreme left
PSTU	Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado	United Socialist Workers' Party	extreme left
PGT	Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores	General Party of the Workers	center
PHS	Partido Humanista da Solidariedade	Humanist Party of Solidarity	center
PV	Partido Verde	Green Party	center-left
PAN	Partido dos Aposentados da Nação	Party of the Nation's Retirees	center
PF	Partido Federalista	Federalist Party	center
PMN	Partido da Mobilização Nacional	Party of National Mobilization	center
PNC	Partido Nacional do Consumidor	National Consumers' Party	center
PTdoB	Partido Trabalhista do Brasil	Labour Party of Brazil	center
PST	Partido Social Trabalhista	Social Labour Party	center
PTN	Partido Trabalhista Nacional	National Labour Party	center
PRTN	Partido Renovador Trabalhista Nacional	Brazilian Renewer Labour Party	center
PSC	Partido Socialista Cristão	Social Christian Party	center
PSDC	Partido Social-Democrata Cristão	Social Democratic Christian Party	center
PSL	Partido Social Liberal	Social Liberal Party	center
PSN	Partido da Solidariedade Nacional	Party of the National Solidarity	center
PRP	Partido Republicano Progressista	Republican Progressive Party	right
Prona	Partido da Reedificação da Ordem Nacional	Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order	extreme right
PSOL	Partido Socialismo e Liberdade	Socialism and Freedom Party	extreme left

Historical Parties

Siglum	Name (Portuguese)	Name (English)	Ideological Position
AIB	Ação Integralista Brasileira	Brazilian Integralist Action	extreme right
Arena	Aliança Renovadora Nacional	National Renewal Alliance	right
MDB	Movimento Democrático Brasileiro	Brazilian Democratic Movement	center-left
PTB	Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro	Brazilian Labor Party	left
PSD	Partido Social Democrático	Social Democratic Party	center-right
UDN	União Democrática Nacional	National Democratic Union	right