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Brazilian Major Political Parties

(25 or More Seats in the National Congress)

Partido da Frente Liberal (PFL)

Party of the Liberal Front

by Guillermo Tell Aveledo

The flag of the PFL (Partido da Frente Liberal) tries to emulate (purportedly) the Brazilian flag. In my opinion, it does not seem to have that effect. However, it is a nice flag.
Guillermo Tell Aveledo, 18 September 2000

This major neoliberal party is the second largest in Congress, having won 84 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 14 in the Senate in the 2002 elections.
Joseph McMillan, 5 November 2002

Partido Liberal (PL)

Liberal Party

by Guillermo Tell Aveledo

The PL is a center-right party that took 26 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and two in the Senate in 2002.
Joseph McMillan, 5 November 2002

Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira

Party of Brazilian Social Democracy

by Guillermo Tell Aveledo

President Cardoso's party, a center-left grouping that split from the PMDB in 1988. It took 71 seats in the lower house and 8 in the upper at the last elections.
Joseph McMillan, 5 November 2002

Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro (PTB)

Brazilian Labor Party

by Guillermo Tell Aveledo

Another big party, and still around the center-left area, is the the PTB (Brazilian Labor Party). The flag is a well-known black-white-red vertical tricolour (with the central stripe wider than the others, at least that's how it looks in the pictures I found on the web) with the initials in black at the center. [Ed. note: the image is taken from television coverage of the 2000 Presidential elections, not from this description.]
Jorge Candeias, 29 April 1999

Despite the name, a center-right party with leftist historical roots.
Joseph McMillan, 16 April 2001

The flag is defined by Article 4 of the party statutes, although not exactly as shown above: "The PTB flag is a pennant (flāmula) composed of three equal vertical stripes, black, white, and red, with the initials PTB in the center, obliquely, in black." The PTD elected 26 deputies and 2 senators in the 2002 elections.
Joseph McMillan, 5 November 2002