More Brazil

More Brazil (Portuguese: Mais Brasil) or the Democratic Renewal Party[13] (Portuguese: Partido Renovação Democrática, PRD) is a political party in formation, founded on 26 October 2022 by the fusion of Patriota and the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB). Both parties didn't reach the electoral threshold in the 2022 general election. Consequently, they would not have access to resources of the partisan budget nor the right of political propaganda in radio and television.[2][8][9][10][11][12][14][15][16][17]

More Brazil
Mais Brasil
Founded26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)
Merger of
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[2][6][7]
TSE Identification Number25[8][9][10][11][12]

With the fusion, the valid votes of both parties are summed up and the new organization is considered as a party which reached the electoral threshold. The fusion awaits decision of the Superior Electoral Court.[1][8][18][19][20]

History

Since the 2018 general election, a progressive electoral threshold was established for Brazilian political parties to have access to public partisan budget and propaganda in radio and television.[21]

This year, Patriota didn't reach the minimum percentage. Consequently, the party merged with the Progressive Republican Party (PRP).[22]

In 2022, both Patriota and PTB didn't reach the threshold. As a result, the parties began rounds of negotiation for a fusion.

On 24 October 2022, PTB Honour President, Roberto Jefferson, was arrested after disobeying measures of his home arrest imposed by the Supreme Federal Court. In the occasion, Jefferson shot at a Federal Police car.[1]

On 26 October 2022, the fusion was approved by both parties national conventions, having as a requirement the ban on Jefferson and Eduardo Cunha in the new party.[1][23] It was decided that the new party would be called More Brazil and will use the number 25, previously used by the defunct Democrats (DEM), which fused with the Social Liberal Party (PSL) in 2021 to form the Brazil Union.[8][9][10]

Ideology

The parties in process of fusion to form More Brazil, PTB and Patriota, are conservative and nationalist parties, even having integralist[6] factions with the arrival of some members of the PTB Brazilian Integralist Front.

The parties can be considered as right-wing to far-right,[2] as some factions and ideologies are historically connected to the far-right.

References
  1. Pompeu, Lauriberto (26 October 2022). "PTB aprova fusão com Patriota, mas Roberto Jefferson é vetado no partido". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. Neiva, Lucas (26 October 2022). "PTB e Patriota anunciam fusão, e novo partido terá cinco deputados". Congresso em Foco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. "Proposta Patriota". Patriota 51 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. Alvim, Mariana (31 January 2018). "De Getúlio Vargas a Cristiane Brasil, como o PTB passou do trabalhismo histórico aos ataques à Justiça do Trabalho". BBC News Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. "Do mensalão a 'leão' do bolsonarismo: trajetória de Roberto Jefferson inclui escândalos e apoio a presidentes". Extra (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. Bernardo, André (21 August 2021). "Quem são os integralistas, os fascismo brasileiro que mantém seguidores até hoje". BBC News Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. "PTB de Roberto Jefferson filia integralistas e se consolida na extrema-direita". Carta Capital (in Portuguese). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. Lima, Kevin (26 October 2022). "Partidos PTB e Patriota anunciam fusão; nova sigla deve se chamar Mais Brasil". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. Pompeu, Lauriberto (26 October 2022). "PTB aprova fusão com Patriota e novo partido vai se chamar Mais Brasil; Jefferson é vetado". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. "PTB e Patriota aprovam fusão e criam Mais Brasil; Jefferson não fará parte". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  11. Pimentel, Juliana (26 October 2022). "PTB e Patriota anunciam fusão partidária "Mais Brasil"". Poder360 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  12. Carmo, Wendal (26 October 2022). "PTB e Patriota aprovam fusão; novo partido se chamará Mais Brasil". Carta Capital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  13. "Notação de esclarecimento - Fusão Patriota/PTB". Patriota 51 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  14. Doria, Vinicius (26 October 2022). "PTB e Patriota anunciam fusão e batizam novo partido de 'Mais Brasil'". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  15. "PTB e Patriota anunciam fusão; partido se chamará Mais Brasil". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  16. Cappelli, Paulo (26 October 2022). "Saiba o nome e número do novo partido com a fusão entre PTB e Patriota". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  17. Calcagno, Luiz (26 October 2022). "PTB e Patriota crian o Mais Brasil 25 e voltam a ter direito ao fundo eleitoral". R7 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  18. Soares dos Santos, Nielton (26 October 2022). "Mais Brasil 25 será o nome da fusão entre PTB e Patriota". Jornal Opção (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  19. "PTB e Patriota acertam fusão para superar cláusula de barreira". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  20. Resck, Guilherme (26 October 2022). "Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro aprova fusão com o Patriota". SBT News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  21. "Emenda Constitucional n° 97, de 4 de outubro de 2017". Palácio do Planalto (in Portuguese). Casa Civil. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  22. "Plenário do TSE aprova incorporação do PRP ao Patriota". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Portuguese). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  23. Rodrigues, Henrique (26 October 2022). "Com Jefferson fora, PTB aprova fusão com o Patriota para não desaparecer". Revista Fórum (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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