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Heir to the MDB that opposed the military regime, a pragmatic centrist party with strong state machines, allied with governments of every stripe and a backer of liberal reforms such as the spending cap.
Political axes
Leans further toward federal than 82% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Religion, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 266 ideologies
Political position that seeks balance between left and right, valuing moderation, pragmatism, and consensus, and combining elements of different currents to avoid extremes and favor gradual reforms.
Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
Current of Brazil's PSDB, founded in 1988 by Covas, Montoro and Cardoso, joining a market economy, social state, state reform and fiscal responsibility with parliamentarism and moderation on social issues.
The most distant ideology
Pol Pot SocialismRadical Left33%
Four-time governor of São Paulo for the center-right PSDB, with concessions, PPPs and isolation of prison gang leaders, Alckmin moved to the PSB and is Lula's vice president and industry minister, backing reindustrialization and the Mercosur-EU deal and opposing abortion.
Closest, by dimension
Other compatible profiles
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Center party founded by Gilberto Kassab in 2011, pragmatic and without a defined ideology, that joins governments of any camp. It defends a market economy, institutional stability and federalism, with leaders such as Ratinho Jr. and Eduardo Paes.
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