Christian Democracy (Brazil)
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Christian Democracy Democracia Cristã | |
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President | José Maria Eymael |
General Secretary | Rubens Pavão |
Founded | March 30, 1995 |
Registered | August 5, 1997 |
Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
Think tank | Fundação Democrata Cristã |
Youth wing | Democracia Cristã Jovem |
Women's wing | Democracia Cristã Mulher |
Membership | 186,223 |
Ideology | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
Religion | Christianity |
Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America (observer) |
Colours | Azure Royal blue Gold |
Slogan | "Commitment with the Family" |
TSE Identification Number | 27 |
Mayors | 1 / 5,568 |
State assemblies | 6 / 1,024 |
City councillors | 123 / 56,810 |
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The Christian Democracy (Portuguese: Democracia Cristã, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded on March 30, 1995, as the Christian Social Democratic Party (Brazilian Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata Cristão, PSDC), elected mayors and council members in 1996, and was officially registered on the Superior Electoral Court on August 5, 1997. It uses the TSE Identification Number 27.
At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 1 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate. The party lost all representation in the Congress in the 2006 elections.
On 3 August 2017, the party changed its name to the current Christian Democracy.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Candidate | Running mate | Colligation | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
1998 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | Josmar Oliveira Alderete (PSDC) | None | 171,831 | 0.25% (#9) | - | - | Lost |
2002 | None* | None | None | - | - | - | - | - |
2006 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | José Paulo da Silva Neto (PSDC) | None | 63,294 | 0.07% (#6) | - | - | Lost |
2010 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | José Paulo da Silva Neto (PSDC) | None | 89,350 | 0.09% (#5) | - | - | Lost |
2014 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | Roberto Lopes (PSDC) | None | 61,250 | 0.06% (#9) | - | - | Lost |
2018 | José Maria Eymael (DC) | Hélvio Costa (DC) | None | 41,710 | 0.04% (#12) | - | - | Lost |
2022 | José Maria Eymael (DC) | João Barbosa Bravo (DC) | None | 16,604 | 0,01 (#11) | - | - | Lost |
Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup
*DC supported José Serra (PSDB) and Rita Camata (PMDB) in the second round of 2002 general elections. |
Legislative elections
Election | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate | Role in government | ||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
1998 | 62,057 | 0.09% | 0 / 513
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New | 114,573 | 0.19% | 0 / 81
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
2002 | 192,546 | 0.22% | 1 / 513
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1 | 29,768 | 0.03% | 0 / 81
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0 | Independent |
2006 | 354,217 | 0.38% | 0 / 513
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1 | 53,025 | 0.06% | 0 / 81
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0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2010 | 191,835 | 0.20% | 0 / 513
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0 | 73,227 | 0.04% | 0 / 81
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0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2014 | 509,936 | 0.52% | 2 / 513
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2 | 31,011 | 0.03% | 0 / 81
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0 | Independent |
2018 | 369,386 | 0.38% | 1 / 513
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1 | 154,068 | 0.09% | 0 / 81
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0 | Opposition |
2022 | 138,818 | 0.13% | 0 / 513
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1 | 101,722 | 0.10% | 0 / 81
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0 | Extra-parliamentary |