BRAZIL’S POLITICAL PARTIES, 2014 -- No Libertarians Allowed
|
ABBR |
NAME |
EST. |
MEANING |
NATURE |
|
PMDB |
PARTIDO DO MOVIMENTO DEMOCRÁTICO BRASILEIRO |
1981 |
BRAZILIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT PARTY |
socialist |
|
PTB |
PARTIDO TRABALHISTA BRASILEIRO |
1981 |
BRAZILIAN WORKERS’ PARTY |
communist |
|
PDT |
PARTIDO DEMOCRÁTICO TRABALHISTA |
1981 |
DEMOCRATIC WORKERS’ PARTY |
socialist |
|
PT |
PARTIDO DOS TRABALHADORES |
1982 |
WORKERS’ PARTY |
communist |
|
DEM |
DEMOCRATAS |
1986 |
DEMOCRATS |
socialist |
|
PCdoB |
PARTIDO COMUNISTA DO BRASIL |
1988 |
COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRAZIL |
communist |
|
PSB |
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA BRASILEIRO |
1988 |
SOCIALIST PARTY OF BRAZIL |
socialist |
|
PSDB |
PARTIDO DA SOCIAL DEMOCRACIA BRASILEIRA |
1989 |
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BRAZIL |
socialist |
|
PTC |
PARTIDO TRABALHISTA CRISTÃO |
1990 |
CHRISTIAN WORKERS’ PARTY |
fascist-prohibitionist |
|
PSC |
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTÃO |
1990 |
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL PARTY |
fascist-prohibitionist |
|
PMN |
PARTIDO DA MOBILIZAÇÃO NACIONAL |
1990 |
NATIONAL MOBILIZATION PARTY |
communist |
|
PRP |
PARTIDO REPUBLICANO PROGRESSISTA |
1991 |
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN PARTY |
prohibitionist |
|
PPS |
PARTIDO POPULAR SOCIALISTA |
1992 |
SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S PARTY |
socialist |
|
PV |
PARTIDO VERDE |
1993 |
GREEN PARTY |
fascist |
|
PTdoB |
PARTIDO TRABALHISTA DO BRASIL |
1994 |
WORKERS’ PARTY OF BRAZIL |
communist |
|
PP |
PARTIDO PROGRESSISTA |
1995 |
PROGRESSIVE PARTY |
socialist |
|
PSTU |
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DOS TRABALHADORES UNIFICADO |
1995 |
UNIFIED SOCIALIST WORKERS’ PARTY |
socialist |
|
PCB |
PARTIDO COMUNISTA BRASILEIRO |
1996 |
BRAZILIAN COMMUNIST PARTY |
communist |
|
PRTB |
PARTIDO RENOVADOR TRABALHISTA BRASILEIRO |
1997 |
BRAZILIAN WORKERS’ RENEWAL PARTY |
national socialist |
|
PHS |
PARTIDO HUMANISTA DA SOLIDARIEDADE |
1997 |
HUMANIST SOLIDARITY PARTY |
socialist |
|
PSDC |
PARTIDO SOCIAL DEMOCRATA CRISTÃO |
1997 |
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY |
fascist-prohibitionist |
|
PCO |
PARTIDO DA CAUSA OPERÁRIA |
1997 |
WORKERS’ CAUSE PARTY |
communist |
|
PTN |
PARTIDO TRABALHISTA NACIONAL |
1997 |
NATIONAL WORKERS’ PARTY |
communist |
|
PSL |
PARTIDO SOCIAL LIBERAL |
1998 |
SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY |
socialist |
|
PRB |
PARTIDO REPUBLICANO BRASILEIRO |
2005 |
BRAZILIAN REPUBLICAN PARTY |
prohibitionist |
|
PSOL |
PARTIDO SOCIALISMO E LIBERDADE |
2005 |
SOCIALISM AND FREEDOM PARTY |
socialist |
|
PR |
PARTIDO DA REPÚBLICA |
2006 |
REPUBLIC PARTY |
prohibitionist |
|
PSD |
PARTIDO SOCIAL DEMOCRÁTICO |
2011 |
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY |
socialist |
|
PPL |
PARTIDO PÁTRIA LIVRE |
2011 |
FREE COUNTRY PARTY |
socialist |
|
PEN |
PARTIDO ECOLÓGICO NACIONAL |
2012 |
NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL PARTY |
fascist |
|
PROS |
PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DA ORDEM SOCIAL |
2013 |
REPUBLICAN SOCIAL ORDER PARTY |
prohibitionist |
|
SD |
SOLIDARIEDADE |
2013 |
SOLIDARITY |
socialist |
There is a similar system in the USA, where there are two looter parties dominating the media to keep the libertarians from running.