REPUBLICANOS

It describes itself as socially conservative and economically liberal and is placed on the right. Its president is Marcos Pereira. It governs São Paulo through Tarcísio de Freitas. It is named in the market on which party holds the most seats after the 2026 Brazilian Senate election.

History

The party was founded in August 2005 as the Municipalist Renovator Party by pastors of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. In March 2006 it became the Brazilian Republican Party (PRB), and in August 2019 it took the name Republicans. Wikipedia says it supported the governments of Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff from 2006 to 2014, that its deputies voted for Rousseff's impeachment in 2016, and that it became a close ally of the Bolsonaro government in 2018-2022. It lists 41 Chamber of Deputies seats, 4 Senate seats, 2 governors and 212 mayors.

Positions

Wikipedia describes the party as socially conservative and economically liberal, defending Christian values, the traditional family and private property, and places it on the right of Brazilian politics. It also notes a strong association with the Universal Church, with scholars saying the church uses the party as a base for its bishops to run for office.

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