Liberal Party (Brazil)
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| Partido Liberal | |
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| President | Valdemar da Costa Neto |
| Founded | June 25, 1985 |
| Headquarters | SCN-Qd. 2, Bl. D Sala 601, Edifício Liberty Mall Asa Norte Brasília |
| Political Ideology | Populism, Centrism |
| International Affiliation | none |
| Colours | red, blue and white |
| TSE Identification Number | 22 |
| Website | www.pl.org.br |
| See also | Politics of Brazil |
The Liberal Party (Portuguese: Partido Liberal) is (despite its name) a centrist-conservative political party of Brazil. The Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) had been taking part in Brazilian elections through PL, but the church has now partially left it to create a new centrist party named Partido Republicano Brasileiro - PRB (Brazilian Republican Party). At the last legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 26 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 3 out of 81 seats in the Senate and supports Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government. Some of its members have recently been investigated following corruption allegations and suspected involvement in the so-called "Mensalão scandal".
[edit] External link
- Liberal Party official site
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