Democrats (Brazil)
The Democrats (Portuguese: Democratas, DEM) is a centre-right political party in Brazil, considered the main in the right-wing spectrum. Despite its former name (Liberal Front Party), the party affiliates itself to the Centrist Democrat International, and the International Democrat Union. The name comes from its support to free market policies. It was founded on March 28, 2007, in order to replace the Liberal Front Party (PFL), which was a dissidence of the defunct Democratic Social Party (PDS), successor to the National Renewal Alliance (Arena), official party during the military dictatorship of 1964-1985. DEM's identification number is 25 and its colors are green, blue and white.
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