Democrat (Brazil)

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Democrat (Portuguese: Democrata), originally founded with the name Brazilian Woman's Party, (Portuguese: Partido da Mulher Brasileira, PMB) is a social conservative political party in Brazil which uses the number 35. Known for its anti-feminist and anti-abortion stance, the party is not represented in the National Congress. The PMB was founded in 2015 by Sued Haidar, who doubled as the president of the party's National Committee. At its peak, the party was the tenth largest in Congress, represented by 21 federal deputies in the Chamber of Deputies, only two of which were women, and one representative in the Federal Senate, Senator Hélio José. All later switched to other parties. In 2017, the party was condemned by the Superior Electoral Court of Minas Gerais for not having the minimum quota of women candidates. Most of the deputies have since left the party, and José switched his party affiliation to the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party in March 2016. In January 2017, the PMB had 38...

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