Brazilian Woman's Party

The Brazilian Woman's Party[2][3] (Portuguese: Partido da Mulher Brasileira, PMB) is a right-wing political party in Brazil which uses the number 35.[4] Known for its non-feminist and anti-abortion stance, the party is not represented in the National Congress.[5]

Partido da Mulher Brasileira
Brazilian Woman's Party
PresidentSuêd Haidar Nogueira
Founded2008
Registered29 September 2015
HeadquartersBrasília, Federal District
Membership42,619
IdeologyWomen's rights[1]
Social conservatism
Anti-abortion
Antifeminism
Political positionRight-wing
Website
www.pmb.org.br

The PMB was founded in 2015 by Sued Haidar, who doubled as the president of the party's National Committee.[6] At its peak, the party was the tenth largest in Congress,[7] represented by 21 federal deputies in the Chamber of Deputies,[6] only two of which were women,[7] and one representative in the Federal Senate, Senator Hélio José.[7] In 2017, the party was condemned by the Superior Electoral Court of Minas Gerais for not having the minimum quota of women candidates.[8] Most of the deputies have since left the party, and José switched his party affiliation to the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party in March 2016.[9]

In January 2017, the PMB had 38,438 members.[10] As of July 2018, this number has grown to 42,619.[10]

On 2021, the party attempted to change its name to "Brasil 35", a modification made to attract the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after he left his original Social Liberal Party and failed to create his own Alliance for Brazil,[11][12] and mark the transition of the party to conservatism.[13] However, on April 2022, the Superior Electoral Court refused the name change, on the basis that "the change of the party's name to “Brasil”, [...] would have intense potential to generate confusion or mislead the electorate."[14]

Notable members
Current members
Name Birth date Relevant offices by PMB Relevant offices by other parties
Abraham Weintraub 11 October 1971
Former members
Name Birth date Death date Relevant offices by PMB Relevant offices by other parties
Brunny Gomes 21 August 1989 living
Cabo Daciolo 30 March 1976 living
Marcelo Álvaro Antônio 16 February 1974 living
Major Olímpio 20 March 1962 18 March 2021

Electoral history

Legislative elections
Election Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate Role in government
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
2018 228,302 0.23%
0 / 513
 New 51,027 0.03%
0 / 81
 New Extra-parliamentary
2022 85,722 0.08%
0 / 513
 Steady 0 61,350 0.06%
0 / 81
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary

    See also
    • Category:Party of the Brazilian Woman politicians

    References
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    2. "A historic turning point in Brazil • International Socialism". International Socialism. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
    3. "In Brazil, women remain tremendously underrepresented". The Brazilian Report. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
    4. "Partido da Mulher Brasileira". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
    5. Salek, Silvia (May 16, 2016). "How Rousseff has highlighted Brazil's sexism problem". BBC. Brazil. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
    6. "An Anti-feminist Women's Party". plus55. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
    7. Douglas, Bruce (29 December 2015). "The Party of the Brazilian Woman is not actually a women's political party". The Guardian. Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
    8. "Partido da Mulher Brasileira é condenado por não dar espaço para mulheres". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
    9. Shalom, David; Iory, Nicolas (24 March 2016). "Após ascensão meteórica, novato PMB se torna menor partido do Congresso Nacional". Último Segundo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
    10. "Estatísticas do eleitorado – Eleitores filiados". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
    11. "PMB é o décimo partido que muda de nome em dez anos; veja outros". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
    12. R7. "Bolsonaro vai filiar-se ao Partido da Mulher Brasileira para disputar a reeleição". Correio do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
    13. null. "Como o ex-Partido da Mulher abandonou o progressismo, virou conservador e atraiu Weintraub". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
    14. "TSE mantém rejeição à mudança de nome do Partido da Mulher Brasileira (PMB)". Superior Electoral Court. 5 April 2022.
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