National Democratic Union (Brazil)

National Democratic Union
União Democrática Nacional
PresidentSee list below
Secretary-GeneralSee list below
FounderCarlos Lacerda
FoundedApril 7, 1945 (1945-04-07)
DissolvedOctober 27, 1965 (1965-10-27)
IdeologyConservatism[1]
Classical liberalism[1]
Political positionCentre-right[2][3]
ColoursBlue, White, & Red

The National Democratic Union (Portuguese: União Democrática Nacional, UDN) was a political party that existed in Brazil between 1945 and 1965. It was ideologically aligned with conservatism. During most of its existence, it was the country's second-strongest party.[1] Its symbol was an Olympic torch and its motto was "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance".

  1. ^ a b c Mainwaring, Scott; Meneguello, Rachel; Power, Timothy J. (2000), "Conservative Parties, Democracy, and Economic Reform in Contemporary Brazil", Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America, The Johns Hopkins University Press, p. 170
  2. ^ Roett, Riordan (2010), The New Brazil, The Brookings Institution, p. 43
  3. ^ Williams, Daryle; Weinstein, Barbara (2000), "Vargas Morto: The Death and Life of a Brazilian Statesman", Death, Dismemberment, and Memory: Body Politics in Latin America, University of New Mexico Press, p. 276