Brazilian Social Democracy Party
The Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Portuguese: Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB), also known as the Brazilian Social Democratic Party or the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy, is a political party in Brazil. As the third largest party in the National Congress, the PSDB was the main opposition party against the Workers' Party (PT) administrations of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff from 2003 to 2016.
Brazilian Social Democracy Party Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | |
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| President | Marconi Perillo |
| General Secretary | Paulo Abi-Ackel |
| Vice President | Paula Mascarenhas Duarte Nogueira |
| Treasurer | Reinaldo Azambuja |
| Honorary President | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Founded | 25 June 1988 |
| Legalized | 24 August 1989 |
| Split from | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party |
| Headquarters | SGAS Q.607, Ed. Metrópolis, Mód. B Cobertura 2 - Asa Sul Brasília, Brazil |
| Think tank | Instituto Teotônio Vilela |
| Youth wing | Juventude PSDB |
| Women's wing | PSDB Mulher |
| Black wing | TucanAFRO |
| LGBT wing | Diversidade Tucana |
| Membership | 1,461,364 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Economic liberalism Factions: Social liberalism Social democracy Christian democracy Progressivism Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre Historical, now minority: Centre to centre-left |
| National affiliation | Always Forward |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America (observer) |
| Colours | Blue Yellow |
| TSE Identification Number | 45 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 13 / 513 |
| Federal Senate | 3 / 81 |
| Governorships | 3 / 27 |
| State Assemblies | 73 / 1,059 |
| Mayors | 519 / 5,566 |
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Born together as part of the social democratic opposition to the military dictatorship from the late 1970s through the 1980s, and later shifting toward neoliberalism and liberal conservatism in the 1990s, the PSDB and the PT have since the mid-1990s been the bitterest of rivals in current Brazilian politics—both parties prohibit any kind of coalition or official cooperation with each other at any government levels. The PSDB's mascot is a blue and yellow colored toucan, with party members being called tucanos for this reason. Famous tucanos include Mário Covas, Geraldo Alckmin, Tasso Jereissati, Aécio Neves, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Franco Montoro, Aloysio Nunes, Yeda Crusius, João Doria, and José Serra.