Christian Democratic Party (Brazil) Explained

Country:Brazil
Christian Democratic Party
Native Name:Partido Democrata Cristão
Abbreviation:PDC
Colorcode:
  1. FF7700
Flag:File:Bandeirapdc.png
Foundation:1945
(re-founded in 1985)
Dissolved:October 27, 1965 /
April 4, 1993
Merged:Reform Progressive Party
Ideology:Christian democracy
Minority:
Christian left
Position:Centre-right
Minority:
Centre-left
Religion:Catholicism

The Christian Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrata Cristão, PDC) was a political party in Brazil founded in 1945. The PDC, a small party supporting traditional Christian values, never achieved electoral success and was banned by the military government in 1965.

The party was re-created following the fall of the military in 1985, and subsequently merged with other parties, including the Democratic Social Party,[1] to form the right-wing Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB) in 1993.

The former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro was a member of the party from 1988 to the merging with Democratic Social Party.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kevin J. Middlebrook. Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America. 31 August 2000. JHU Press. 978-0-8018-6386-8. 189.