National Renewal Alliance

National Renewal Alliance
Aliança Renovadora Nacional
PresidentErnesto Geisel (last)
FoundedApril 4, 1966 (1966-04-04)
DissolvedDecember 20, 1979 (1979-12-20)
Merger ofNational Democratic Union
Social Progressive Party
Popular Representation Party
Social Democratic Party (factions)
National Labour Party (factions)
Christian Democratic Party (factions)
Succeeded byDemocratic Social Party
HeadquartersBrasília, Federal District, Brazil
IdeologyAuthoritarianism[1]
Brazilian nationalism
National conservatism
Militarism
Anti-communism
Political positionFar-right[2][3]
Colours  Dark blue
Party flag

The National Renewal Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Renovadora Nacional, ARENA) was a far-right political party that existed in Brazil between 1966 and 1979. It was the official party of the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985.

ARENA was part of a two-party system enforced by the dictatorship instituted in 1966, where only it and the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) — the "consented opposition" — were allowed. In 1979, a multi-party system was reintroduced to Brazil,[4] both MDB and ARENA were officially dissolved, and the Democratic Social Party (PDS) was founded as a continuation of ARENA. Soon thereafter, PDS had a split which saw the creation of the Liberal Front Party (PFL), current Brazil Union (UNIÃO), while PDS merged with the PDC in 1993 became the Reform Progressive Party (PPR), which became the current Progressives (PP) in 1995.[5]

  1. ^ Júnior, Olavo Brasil de Lima. "ALIANÇA RENOVADORA NACIONAL (Arena)". Atlas Histórico do Brasil - FGV CPDOC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Golpe de 1964: o que foi, contexto histórico, acontecimentos". Brasil Escola.
  3. ^ Napolitano, Marcos. 1964: História do regime militar brasileiro [1964: History of the Brazilian military regime] (PDF) (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Contexto. p. 7. ISBN 9788572448260.
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  5. ^ "PDF.js viewer" (PDF). www.tre-ba.jus.br. Retrieved 2022-11-04.