Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
President	Michel Temer
Founded	December 4, 1965 (MDB) June 30, 1981 (registered as PMDB)
Headquarters	Câmara dos Deputados - Presidência do PMDB, Ed. Principal sala T4 - Esplanada dos Ministérios Brasília
Political Ideology	Centrism,Populism
International Affiliation	none
Colours	green, yellow
TSE Identification Number	15
Website	www.pmdb.org.br
See also	Politics of Brazil Political parties Elections Image File history File links Pmdb-logo. ... December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th on leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Brasília Coordinates: Country Brazil State Distrito Federal Governor Maria de Lourdes Abadia Area    - City 5,801,937 km² Elevation 1000 m Population  - City 2,333,108  - Density 353,53/km² Time zone UTC (UTC-3) Website: www. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. ... Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ... Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district (see: States of Brazil). ... This article lists political parties in Brazil. ... Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. ...

The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (Portuguese: Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, PMDB) is the successor of the Brazilian Democratic Movement. It is largely a centrist party with no fixed ideology, including a range of liberals as well as the former guerilla movement MR-8. The Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) was a centrist political party in Brazil that existed from 1965 to 1979. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ... The Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro (Portuguese for Revolutionary Movement 8th October) is a left-wing Brazilian political movement, formerly an urban guerrillafaction. ...

Under military rule from 1965 to 1979, Brazil had a legally enforced two party system, with supporters of the regime gathered under the ARENA (National Renewal Alliance) umbrella, and the official opposition making up the MDB. From 1979 onwards, an restricted number of parties were allowed, and the PMDB emerged. In 1985, party leader Tancredo Neves won the presidential election. He died at the beginning of his term, but his running mate Jose Sarney, also a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, became president, serving until 1990. He was the only president of Brazil to come from the party, and in recent presidential elections the party has not run presidential candidatst, prefering to focus on congressional and gubernatorial elections. Tancredo de Almeida Neves (March 4th, 1910 - April 21, 1985) was a Brazilian banker and political figure. ... Categories: Brazil-related stubs | 1930 births | Cold War people | Presidents of Brazil | People stubs ...

At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 74 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 19 out of 81 seats in the Senate, making it one of the biggest parties in Brazil. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The party decided not to launch a candidate for the 2006 presidential election in order to be free to make any coalition in the states. Under Brazilian electoral law, parties launching presidential candidates cannot make any alliance at state level unless such state coalition comprises parties allied at country level. At the congressional elections which occurred at the same time as the presidential elections in October 2006, the PMDB won 89 of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, becoming the biggest party in the Chamber of Deputies, and following elections to 1/3 of the Senate, it will have 15 of the 81 seats, becoming the third largest party in the Senate. The PMDB also won 7 state gubernatorial elections in October 2006. This article is about the political process. ...

Famous PMDB members include: Tancredo Neves, Ulysses Guimarães, Itamar Franco, Orestes Quércia, Michel Temer, Anthony Garotinho, José Sarney, Renan Calheiros, Pedro Simon, Roberto Requião, Germano Rigotto, Joaquim Roriz, Ramez Tebet Tancredo de Almeida Neves (March 4th, 1910 - April 21, 1985) was a Brazilian banker and political figure. ... Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco (born June 28, 1930) is a Brazilian politician who was President of Brazil from October 2, 1992 to January 1, 1995. ... Anthony William Garotinho Matheus de Oliveira (born Rio de Janeiro, 1960) is a Brazilian politician. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Germano Rigotto was born in Caxias do Sul and he´s affiliated to the PMDB party. ...

See also

• Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

The Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) was a centrist political party in Brazil that existed from 1965 to 1979. ...

External link

• Brazilian Democratic Movement Party official site