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History of the elections / The political parties

 
 

THE POLITICAL PARTIES
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| History | Bipartism
| 7 phases in political parties' history | Copying the German system
| Ideological parties

History - Brazilian political parties have their origin in the dispute between two families in São Paulo, the Pires and the Camargos. Using force and violence, these two gangs formed the first rival political groups.

The term "political party" entered the legal texts only in the Second Republic. Until then, they were simply called "groups".

For a long time, independent candidacies were allowed, since parties did not have exclusivity of candidacies. This changed after the promulgation of the Decree Law 7586/1945, which gave them exclusivity in the indication of candidates.  

 

 

Francisco Glicério de Cerqueira Leite, main organizer of the Federal Republican Party in 1894 The conflict between the Pires and the Camargos, São Paulo (1640), illustration by Wasth Rodrigues The search for balance between the Liberal Party and the Conservative Part, cartoon by Angelo Agostini. House of Rui Barbosa Foundation. Revista Ilustrada, Rio de Janeiro, No. 397, 1884 Plínio Salgado, leader of the Integralist Action. Image: Ministry of External Relations
 
 
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