Christian Democracy (Brazil)
The Christian Democracy (Portuguese: Democracia Cristã, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1995 as the Christian Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata Cristão, PSDC), and was officially registered in 1997. the party is presided by José Maria Eymael, who has competed the presidential elections six times. In 2017, it changed its name to the current one.
Christian Democracy Democracia Cristã | |
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| Abbreviation | DC |
| President | José Maria Eymael |
| General Secretary | Rubens Pavão |
| Founded | 30 March 1995 |
| Registered | 5 August 1997 |
| Preceded by | Christian Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Av. Padre Pereira de Andrade, 758, Boaçava, São Paulo |
| Think tank | Fundação Democrata Cristã |
| Youth wing | DC Jovem |
| Women's wing | DC Mulher |
| Membership (2023) | 171,465 |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colors | Azure Royal blue Gold |
| Slogan | "Commitment to the Family" |
| Electoral number | 27 |
| Legislative Assemblies | 1 / 1,024 |
| Mayors | 2 / 5,568 |
| Municipal Chambers | 123 / 58,043 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| democraciacrista | |
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The PSDC was established to be a continuation of the Christian Democratic Party, which had merged with the Democratic Social Party to form the Reform Progressive Party in 1993.
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