Brazil Union

Brazil Union
União Brasil
AbbreviationUNIÃO
PresidentLuciano Bivar[1][2]
Secretary-GeneralACM Neto
Founded6 October 2021; 3 years ago (6 October 2021)[3]
Registered8 February 2022; 2 years ago (8 February 2022)
Merger ofDemocrats
Social Liberal Party
Membership1,085,680[4]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[5][6]
Economic liberalism[7]
Catch-all party[8][9]
Political positionCentre-right[5][10]
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union
Colours  Blue
  Sky blue
  Yellow
  White
Slogan"Union, Brazil!"
TSE Identification Number44
Chamber of Deputies
59 / 513
Federal Senate
9 / 81
Governorships
3 / 27
State Assemblies
129 / 1,024
Mayors
552 / 5,570
City Councillors
5,546 / 56,810
Website
uniaobrasil.org.br

The Brazil Union (Portuguese: União Brasil) is a liberal-conservative political party in Brazil. The party was founded on 6 October 2021 through the merger of the Democrats (DEM) and the Social Liberal Party (PSL). The merger resulted in the biggest party in Brazil, and was approved by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on 8 February 2022.[2][10][11][12][13]

The party is generally split on opposition to Jair Bolsonaro and is most often in opposition to the policies of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, nominating Soraya Thronicke for president in 2022 Brazilian general election. In 2022, it was reported the party is in talks with the Progressistas to form the largest bloc in Congress, forming a party that could dictate presidential policy.[14]

  1. ^ "União Brasil". Superior Electoral Court (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Renato Alves (6 October 2021). "Convenção marca junção de PSL-DEM e surgimento do União Brasil". O Tempo (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Convenção Coletiva formaliza fusão do PSL e DEM, criando o União Brasil". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Estatísticas do eleitorado – Eleitores filiados". TSE (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Marco Aurélio Nogueira (7 October 2021). "Uma fusão para mexer nas peças do jogo político". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ João Almeida Moreira (6 October 2021). "Direita cria maior partido do Brasil para fazer frente a Lula e Bolsonaro". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Manifesto União Brasil" (PDF). Democratas (in Portuguese). 6 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ciro confirma conversa com União Brasil em busca de acordos no cenario nacional". OPOVO. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Uniao Brasil, PSDB e MDB vão ter candidato único". 25 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Fusão pode ser referência de uma direita sem Bolsonaro". Nexo Jornal (in Portuguese). 6 October 2021.
  11. ^ "TSE aprova registro do partido União Brasil". www.tse.jus.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Qual deve ser a cara do novo União Brasil, partido resultado da fusão de DEM e PSL?". correio braziliense (in Portuguese). 6 October 2021.
  13. ^ "União Brasil fortalece muito pré-candidatura de ACM Neto ao governo', diz Bruno Reis" (in Portuguese). 6 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Lira confirma fusão entre PP e União Brasil após reunião com Rueda". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.