list of political parties in brazil

|65 |- |PDT |Partido Democrtico Trabalhista |Democratic Labour Party |center-left |12 |- |PPS |Partido Popular Socialista |Socialist People's Party |center-left |23 |- |PSB |Partido Socialista Brasileiro |Brazilian Socialist Party |center-left |40 |- |PT |Partido dos Trabalhadores |Workers' Party |center-left

	List Of Political Parties In Brazil This article lists political parties in Brazil. Brazil has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The parties The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: . Most of the following parties were registered on the Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral) as of 1999. In elections, Brazilian political parties are identified by a two-digit number which is also used to identify that party's candidates. Major parties \|- \|+Siglum \|+Name (Portuguese) \|+Name (English) \|+Ideological Position \|+Number \|- \|PCdoB \|Partido Comunista do Brasil \|Communist Party of Brazil \|left	13
PMDB	Partido do Movimento Democrtico Brasileiro	Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement	center	15
PTB	Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro	Brazilian Labour Party	center-right	14
PSDB	Partido da Social-Democracia Brasileira	Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy	center	45
PFL	Partido da Frente Liberal	Party of the Liberal Front	right	25
PP	Partido Progressista	Progressive Party	right	11
PL	Partido Liberal	Liberal Party	center-right	22

Minor Parties

PCO

Partido da Causa Operria

Party of the Working Class's Cause

extreme left

PCB

Partido Comunista Brasileiro

Brazilian Communist Party

extreme left

PCML

Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista

Marxist-Leninist Communist Party

extreme left

PSTU

Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores
Unificado

United Socialist Workers' Party

extreme left

PGT

Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores

General Party of the Workers

center

PHS

Partido Humanista da Solidariedade

Party of Solidarity (Brazil)|Humanist Party of Solidarity]

center

Partido Verde

Green Party

center-left

PAN

Partido dos Aposentados da Nao

Party of the Nation's Retirees

center

Partido Federalista

Federalist Party

center

PMN

Partido da Mobilizao Nacional

Party of National Mobilization

center

PNC

Partido Nacional do Consumidor

National Consumers' Party

center

PTdoB

Partido Trabalhista do Brasil

Labour Party of Brazil

center

PST

Partido Social Trabalhista

Social Labour Party

center

PTN

Partido Trabalhista Nacional

National Labour Party

center

PRTN

Partido Renovador Trabalhista Nacional

Brazilian Renewer Labour Party

center

PSC

Partido Socialista Cristo

Social Christian Party

center

PSDC

Partido Social-Democrata Cristo

Social Democratic Christian Party

center

PSL

Partido Social Liberal

Social Liberal Party

center

PSN

Partido da Solidariedade Nacional

Party of the National Solidarity

center

PRP

Partido Republicano Progressista

Republican Progressive Party

right

Prona

Partido da Reedificao da Ordem Nacional

Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order

extreme right

PSOL

Partido Socialismo e Liberdade

Socialism and Freedom Party

extreme left

Historical Parties

Siglum	Name (Portuguese)	Name (English)	Ideological Position
AIB	Ao Integralista Brasileira	Brazilian Integralist Action	extreme right
Arena	Aliana Renovadora Nacional	National Renewal Alliance	right
MDB	Movimento Democrtico Brasileiro	Brazilian Democratic Movement	center-left
PTB	Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro	Brazilian Labor Party	left
PSD	Partido Social Democrtico	Social Democratic Party	center-right
UDN	Unio Democrtica Nacional	National Democratic Union	right

The parties

Major parties

Minor Parties

Historical Parties

See also