Republicans (Brazil)

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Republicans
Republicanos
President Marcos Pereira
Secretary-GeneralEvandro Garla
Founder Marcelo Crivella
Founded16 December 2003;20 years ago (2003-12-16)
Registered25 August 2005;19 years ago (2005-08-25)
HeadquartersSDS-Setor de Diversão Sul-Ed. Miguel Badia, 30-Bloco L-3º Andar, Sala 320-Brasília/DF, Brazil
Think tank Fundação Republicana Brasileira
Youth wing Jovens Republicanos
Women's wing Mulheres Republicanas
Elders' wingIdosos Republicanos
Membership495,136 (2022)
Ideology Social conservatism [1]
Economic liberalism [2]
Political position Centre-right to right-wing
Religion Catholic Church (majority) [3] [4]
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (supported) [5]
Colours  Navy Blue
  Green
  Yellow
Slogan"The real conservative party of Brazil"
TSE Identification Number10
Mayors
212 / 5,570
Chamber of Deputies
40 / 513
Federal Senate
4 / 81
Mercosur Parliament
3 / 38
State Assemblies
42 / 1,024
City Councillors
2,601 / 56,810
Election symbol
Marca Republicanos10 semtexto.png
Website
republicanos10.org.br

The Republicans [6] (Portuguese : Republicanos), formerly the Brazilian Republican Party (Portuguese: Partido Republicano Brasileiro, PRB) and originally formed as the Municipalist Renewal Party (Portuguese: Partido Municipalista Renovador, PMR), is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral number, the numerical assignment for Brazilian political parties, is 10.

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The party is socially conservative and economically liberal, [6] [1] and also has a strong association with the evangelical Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. [7] [1] As the PRB, it was the party of former Vice President of Brazil José Alencar, where it was part of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government. [8] While it also supported Dilma Rousseff until her impeachment, [9] it was one of the closest allies of the Bolsonaro government. [10]

History

The party was founded in August 2005 as the Municipalist Renovator Party by pastors of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. [11] Lula's Vice President José Alencar moved to PRB on 2005 after leaving the Liberal Party. [12] In March 2006, the party was renamed the Brazilian Republican Party.

The Brazilian Republican Party first fought against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, then rallied behind him after his re-election in 2006. According to one study, the PRB was supportive of the Lula da Silva and Rousseff presidencies “on the basis of their concern for social democracy and for eliminating inequality.” [13] However, later the PRB started to join the new rising wave of conservativism and anti-petism [14] [15] in Brazil and all of the PRB's deputies voted in favor of Dilma's impeachment.

They then supported the government of Michel Temer. In the 2018 presidential election, the Brazilian Republican Party supported the candidate of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, Geraldo Alckmin. Afterwards the party started to switch its support to President Jair Bolsonaro, [14] reflecting their strong ideological affinity. [14] For the 2022 Brazilian general election, the Republicans formed a coalition with the Liberal Party (PL) and the Progressives (PP) in order to support Jair Bolsonaro's 2022 presidential campaign. [16] [17] Candidates launched by the Republicans had their image heavily associated and sometimes were endorsed by Bolsonaro.

In August 2019, the Brazilian Republican Party changed its name into Republicanos. [7] Justifying as "the name change reinforces the reformulation of the party's program and statutes... consolidating its position as a party conservative in customs and liberal in the economy”, [2] seeking to emulate the American Republican Party. [18] The name change came with a manifesto adopting a resolutely socially conservative position defending Christian values, the traditional family and private property. [15]

Participation

The party leader as of 2024 was Marcos Pereira.

The party's most important members are Bishop Marcelo Crivella, Rio de Janeiro senator and nephew of Universal's founder Bishop Edir Macedo, journalist Celso Russomanno [19] and former Vice-President José Alencar. Famous football player Ronaldinho, also known as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, joined the party in March 2018. [20]

Statistics

In 2022, it had 495,136 members. [21]

In 2012, 80% of its members were Catholic and 20% evangelical, including six from the universal Church. [22]

Ideology

The party defines itself as "Socially conservative but economically liberal", defending Christian values, the traditional family and private property. [15] The party aligned itself with Jair Bolsonaro during his government from 2018 to 2022. [17]

Some commentators say that the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), a neo-charismatic church that is organized like a business enterprise, has used the party as a base for its bishops to run for political office. According to the emeritus professor of political sciences from the University of Brasília, David Fleischer, "The PRB is an evangelical party." [1] Several members, such as Celso Russomanno, [19] are Catholic. Several leading members, such as Edir Macedo and Marcelo Crivella, have expressed statements of Christian fundamentalism and religious intolerance. A UN report accused members of the UCKG of verbal and physical attacks on members of the Umbanda and Candomblé religions. [23] Macedo considered participating in presidential elections in order to transform Brazil into a theocratic state. [23]

As mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Crivella called the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro an "un-Christian excess" and ordered severe financial cuts for the organisers. [24] Furthermore, he is known for statements of religious intolerance. In his 1999 book Evangelizing Africa, he claimed that homosexuality is a "terrible evil," that Catholics are "demonic", that African religions are based on "evil spirits," and that Hindus drink their children's blood. [25] [26] He has since tried to distance himself from the book, saying that it was the work of a young, immature missionary. [25]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidateRunning mateCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundResult
Votes%Votes%
2006 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) José Alencar (PRB) PT; PRB; PCdoB 46,662,36548.6% (#1)58,295,04260.8% (#1)ElectedGreen check.svg
2010 Dilma Rousseff (PT) Michel Temer (PMDB) PT; PMDB; PR; PSB; PDT; PCdoB; PSC; PRB; PTC; PTN 47,651,43446.9% (#1)55,752,52956.1% (#1)ElectedGreen check.svg
2014 PT; PMDB; PSD; PP; PR; PDT; PRB; PROS; PCdoB 43,267,66841.6% (#1)54,501,11851.6 % (#1)ElectedGreen check.svg
2018 Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) Ana Amélia (PP) PSDB; PP; PR; PRB; PSD; SD; DEM; PTB; PPS 5,096,3504,76% (#4)--LostRed x.svg
2022 Jair Bolsonaro (PL) Walter Braga Netto (PL) PL; PP; Republicanos51,072,34543,2% (#2)58,206,35449,1% (#2)LostRed x.svg
Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup

Legislative elections

Election Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate Role in government
Votes%Seats+/–Votes%Seats+/–
2006 244,0590.26%
1 / 513
New264,1550.31%
2 / 81
NewCoalition
2010 1,633,5001.69%
7 / 513
Increase2.svg 63,332,8861.96%
1 / 81
Decrease2.svg 1Coalition
2014 4,423,9934.55%
21 / 513
Increase2.svg 13301,1620.34%
1 / 81
Steady2.svg 0Coalition
2018 4,992,0165.08%
30 / 513
Increase2.svg 91,505,6070.88%
1 / 81
Steady2.svg 0Coalition
2022 7,618,1086.91%
42 / 513
Increase2.svg 124,259,2794.19%
3 / 81
Increase2.svg 2Independent
Sources: Election Resources, Dados Eleitorais do Brasil (1982–2006)

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