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Northeastern state and cradle of Afro-Brazilian culture, Bahia has strong religious syncretism, a left-leaning electorate, the Camaçari petrochemical hub and a tradition of oligarchies such as Carlism.
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Leans further toward multiculturalism than 98% of the 300 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Model associated with Brazil's Workers' Party governments that seeks growth with social inclusion, combining rising minimum wages, popular credit, cash transfers and public banks without breaking with the market.
Centrist current that applies Christian values to democratic politics, defending the social market economy, family, solidarity, and the common good as the foundation of free and pluralist institutions.
Current that unites Christian faith with the defense of social justice, rights, and reforms, seeing in the Gospel a call to solidarity, equality, and care for the poor and marginalized of society and the world.
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Pol Pot SocialismRadical Left38%
Law professor, TV commentator and former PSD leader, Marcelo was president of Portugal from 2016 to 2026, with a warm, close-to-the-people style, moderate Catholic conservatism, Europeanism and cooperation with left-wing governments.
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A former Dutch colony in South America, Suriname is a multiethnic parliamentary republic of Hindustanis, Creoles, Javanese and Maroons, with ethnically based parties, a legacy of the dictator Bouterse and an economy of gold, offshore oil and high debt.
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The only long-lasting empire in the Americas, imperial Brazil was a parliamentary monarchy under Pedro I and Pedro II, marked by political stability, a slave-based agrarian economy, and strong state centralization.
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