Currently, Brazil has 16 national-level political parties registered in the TSE. Every party has an electoral number to facilitate the illiterate voters. The major parties are the Republican Party, the Progressive League, the Conservative Party, the Socialist Party, and more recently, the CANSEI party.
There are two types of political parties, the national-level parties, which are eligible on every jurisdiction, and state-level parties, which are only restricted to one or a few determined states, and are not eligible to federal-level offices (such as the General Assembly, the Consulate, and the Presidency). Two of the largest state-level parties are the Mato Grosso Party ("Partido de Mato Grosso"), which are eligible in Araguaia, Corumbá, Cuiabá, Guaporé, and Juruena (former territories of the former state of Mato Grosso), and the Black Front of Palmares ("Frente Negra de Palmares").
Current parties[]
National-level parties[]
| Color | Symbol | Party name | Abbreviation | TSE number | Founded | Ideology | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliança pela União Nacional Alliance for the National Union |
AUN | 20 | 1998 | Anti-communism National conservatism Right-wing populism |
Right-wing to far-right | ||
| Frente Liberal Liberal Front |
FL | 19 | 1986 | Classic liberalism Neoliberalism Social liberalism |
Centre-right to right-wing | ||
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Irmandade Muçulmana Muslim Brotherhood |
IM | 17 | 1978 | Brazilian-Muslim interests Islamic socialism Progressivism |
Centre-left | |
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Liga Progressista Progressive League |
LIGA | 13 | 1861 | Left-wing nationalism Progressivism Social democracy |
Centre-left to left-wing | |
| Movimento Cívico pelo Direito dos Brasileiros Civic Movement for the Rights of Brazilians |
CANSEI | 10 | 2013 | Anti-corruption Neoliberalism Populism |
Centre to centre-right | ||
| Partido Comunista Communist Party |
PCB | 14 | 1934 | Communism Marxism-Spartacism |
Far-left | ||
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Partido Conservador Conservative Party |
CON | 12 | 1803 | Liberal conservatism Christian democracy |
Centre-right to right-wing | |
| Partido Nacionalista Nationalist Party |
PN | 16 | 1970 | Brazilian nationalism Conservatism Anti-liberalism Right-wing populism |
Right-wing | ||
| Partido Pirata Pirate Party |
PP | 21 | 2008 | Pirate politics E-democracy Environmentalism |
Syncretic | ||
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Partido Republicano Republican Party |
PR | 11 | 1802 | Republicanism Social democracy Social liberalism |
Centre-left to center | |
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Partido Socialista Socialist Party |
PS | 15 | 1927 | Democratic socialism Left-wing populism |
Left-wing | |
| Partido da Alternativa Ecologista Ecologist Alternative Party |
PAEC | 18 | 1988 | Green politics Eco-socialism |
Centre-left |
State-level parties[]
Non-registered[]
Defunct parties[]
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