The Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (Portuguese: Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, PMDB) is the successor of the Brazilian Democratic Movement. It is largely a centrist party with no fixed ideology, including a range of liberals as well as the former guerilla movement MR-8.

At the last legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 74 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 19 out of 81 seats in the Senate, making it one of the biggest parties in Brazil.

The party has decided not to launch a candidate for the upcoming presidential election in order to be free to make any coalition in the states. Under Brazilian electoral law, parties launching presidential candidates cannot make any alliance at state level unless such state coalition comprises parties allied at country level.

Some notorious PMDB names: Ulysses Guimarães, Orestes Quércia, Michel Temer, Anthony Garotinho, José Sarney, Renan Calheiros, Pedro Simon, Roberto Requião, Jarbas Vasconcellos, Germano Rigotto.

See also

• Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

External link

• Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement official site

Liberal parties | Political parties in Brazil | 1981 establishments

Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro