Party of the Liberal Front
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Democrats
Democratas |
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| President | José Agripino Maia |
| Founded | January 24, 1985 (PFL) March 28, 2007 (Democratas) |
| Headquarters | Senado Federal - Anexo I - 26º Andar, Sala 2602 - Brasília - DF |
| Youth wing | Juventude Democratas |
| Membership | 1,096,114 |
| Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Brazil can do more |
| International affiliation |
CDI, IDU |
| Regional affiliation |
ULAP, CDOA |
| Colors | Blue, Green, White |
| Slogan | "The Force of New Ideas" |
| TSE Identification Number | 25 |
| Seats in the Federal Senate |
4 / 81
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| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
29 / 513
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| Governorships |
1 / 27
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| Seats in Legistative Assemblies |
76 / 1,024
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| Mayorships |
278 / 5,568
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| Seats in Municipal Chambers |
3,209 / 51,748
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| Website | |
| www.democratas.org. | |
The Democrats (Portuguese: Democratas, DEM) is a political party in Brazil, which is considered the main party within the right-wing spectrum. It was founded in 1985 under the name of Liberal Front Party (Partido da Frente Liberal, PFL) from a dissidence of the defunct PDS, successor to the ARENA, the official party during the military dictatorship of 1964–1985. It changed to its current name in 2007. The original name reflected the party's support of free market policies, rather than the identification with international liberal parties. Instead, the party affiliated itself to the international federations of Christian democratic (CDI) and conservative parties (IDU). The Democrats' identification number is 25 and its colors are green, blue, and white.
On January 24, 1985, DEM's direct predecessor, the Liberal Front Party (Partido da Frente Liberal - PFL), was founded by a dissident faction of the Democratic Social Party (PDS), which had been founded in 1980 as the successor of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA), the former ruling party during the time of military dictatorship (1965–79). At the time, Brazil was under the effervescence that put an end to the military regime. In the previous year, a series of rallies known as Diretas Já gathered thousands of peoples in the streets of major cities to demand the direct election of the next President, as envisaged in the Dante de Oliveira amendment, which was pending approval in the Congress. On January 10, 1984, PDS rejected supporting this proposition, but a pro-Diretas Já faction emerged within the party a few days later. On April 25, 1984, the Congress, besieged by Army officials, voted the amendment. It did not reach the required quorum for approval, due to the absence of 112 deputies from PDS.
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