Current Parties
| Party name (Portuguese) | Party name (English) | Siglum | TSE number | Registration date | Number of members | Ideology | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | PMDB | 15 | June 30, 1981 | 2,354,388 | Centrism, Populism, Syncretic politics | Centre |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | Workers' Party | PT | 13 | February 11, 1982 | 1,549,261 | Social democracy, Democratic socialism | Centre-left |
| Partido Progressista | Progressive Party | PP | 11 | November 16, 1995 | 1,415,620 | Conservatism, Liberal conservatism, Populism | Right-wing |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | PSDB | 45 | August 24, 1988 | 1,353,686 | Social democracy, Social liberalism, Christian democracy | Centre |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | Democratic Labour Party | PDT | 12 | November 10, 1981 | 1,207,639 | Democratic socialism, Populism, Labour movement | Centre-left |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | Brazilian Labour Party | PTB | 14 | November 3, 1981 | 1,180,541 | Centrism, Populism, Federalism, Nationalism | Centre-right |
| Democratas | Democrats | DEM | 25 | September 11, 1986 | 1,094,593 | Economic liberalism, Liberal conservatism, Christian democracy | Right-wing |
| Partido da República | Republic Party | PR | 22 | December 19, 2006 | 764,375 | Conservatism, Nationalism | Right-wing |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | Brazilian Socialist Party | PSB | 40 | July 1, 1988 | 577,233 | Social democracy, Democratic socialism | Centre-left |
| Partido Popular Socialista | Socialist People's Party | PPS | 23 | March 19, 1992 | 467,199 | Social democracy, Social liberalism | Centre/Centre-left |
| Partido Social Cristão | Social Christian Party | PSC | 20 | March 29, 1990 | 364,664 | Conservatism, Christian democracy | Centre-right |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | Communist Party of Brazil | PCdoB | 65 | June 23, 1988 | 337,355 | Communism, Marxism-Leninism | Centre-left |
| Partido Verde | Green Party | PV | 43 | September 30, 1993 | 336,017 | Green politics | Centre/Centre-left |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | Brazilian Republican Party | PRB | 10 | August 25, 2005 | 287,356 | Centrism, Populism, Syncretic politics | Centre-right |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | Party of National Mobilization | PMN | 33 | October 25, 1990 | 216,121 | Left-wing nationalism, Agrarianism | Centre-left |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | Progressive Republican Party | PRP | 44 | October 29, 1991 | 214,415 | Progressivism, Conservatism, Populism | Centre-right |
| Partido Social Liberal | Social Liberal Party | PSL | 17 | June 2, 1998 | 199,112 | Social liberalism, Centrism | Centre-right |
| Partido Social Democrático | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 55 | September 27, 2011 | 174,662 | Syncretic politics | Centre |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | Christian Labour Party | PTC | 36 | February 22, 1990 | 172,931 | Conservatism, Christian democracy, Populism | Centre-right |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | Christian Social Democratic Party | PSDC | 27 | August 5, 1997 | 165,609 | Christian democracy, Populism | Centre-right |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | Labour Party of Brazil | PTdoB | 70 | October 11, 1994 | 159,378 | Centrism, Populism, Labour movement, Nationalism | Centre/Centre-right |
| Partido Humanista da Soliedariedade | Humanist Party of Solidarity | PHS | 31 | March 20, 1997 | 141,534 | Distributism, Humanism, Christian democracy | Centre |
| Partido Trabalhista Nacional | National Labour Party | PTN | 19 | October 2, 1997 | 126,060 | Labour movement, Populism | Centre/Centre-right |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | PRTB | 28 | March 28, 1995 | 113,735 | Labour movement, Centrism, Populism | Centre/Centre-right |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | Socialism and Freedom Party | PSOL | 50 | September 15, 2005 | 66,043 | Libertarian socialism, Trotskyism, Participatory democracy | Left-wing |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | Brazilian Communist Party | PCB | 21 | March 9, 1996 | 15,937 | Communism, Marxism-Leninism | Left-wing |
| Partido Pátria Livre | Free Homeland Party | PPL | 54 | October 4, 2011 | 14,027 | Scientific socialism, Left-wing nationalism | Centre-left |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | United Socialist Workers' Party | PSTU | 16 | December 19, 1995 | 13,294 | Trotskyism | Left-wing/Far-left |
| Partido da Causa Operária | Workers' Cause Party | PCO | 29 | September 30, 1997 | 2,746 | Trotskyism | Far-left |
| Partido Ecológico Nacional | National Ecologic Party | PEN | 51 | June 19, 2012 | — | Green politics, Humanism, Centrism | Centre-right |
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