Brazilian Social Democracy
Current of Brazil's PSDB, founded in 1988 by Covas, Montoro and Cardoso, joining a market economy, social state, state reform and fiscal responsibility with parliamentarism and moderation on social issues.
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In one sentence
I want a parliamentary democracy with stable money, balanced books, regulated privatizations and a lean state that looks after health and schooling.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Balanced
Economy
- Leaning · Free market
Free market
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Free market
Leans further toward free market than 76% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 38
Of all the topics, Free market is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Religion
On Religion, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 61This ideology 60
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Mário Covas
Opposition leader stripped of his mandate by the dictatorship and founder of the PSDB, Covas called for a capitalism shock in the 1989 campaign and, as governor of São Paulo, pursued fiscal adjustment, privatizations and concessions with a social democratic, ethical message.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyFernando Henrique CardosoSociologist and statesman98%
SociallyReza PahlaviIranian opposition figure in exile99%
EconomicallySandro BotticelliFlorentine painter100%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeFilippo BrunelleschiArchitect and engineer97%
PoliticsBarack ObamaStatesman96%
PoliticsJonas Gahr StørePrime Minister of Norway96%
PoliticsCyril RamaphosaPresident of South Africa96%
PoliticsMark CarneyPrime Minister of Canada96%
BusinessWarren BuffettInvestor96%
PhilosophyDemocritusPre-Socratic philosopher95%
PoliticsBill ClintonStatesman95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Brazil
Social-developmentalist republicThe largest country in Latin America, Brazil is a democratic presidential federal republic with a mixed economy, broad social policies, and strong regional, cultural, and political diversity that shapes its electoral disputes.
Other close countries
Germany
Social-exporting republicA parliamentary federal republic, Germany is Europe's largest economy, with a social market economy, a strong export industry, and a central role in the European Union, uniting democratic stability and geopolitical weight.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIrelandLiberal-multinational republic97%
SociallyRio Grande do Sul (Brazil)Ranching-agribusiness region99%
EconomicallyMaltaCatholic island parliamentary democracy100%
The most distant
Weimar Republic
1919–1933Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAllende's Chile1970–197382%
SociallyParis CommuneMarch–May 187178%
EconomicallyKingdom of Bavaria1805–1918100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Center
- Center
Social Centrism
Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
- Center
Green Centrism
Centrist branch that prioritizes sustainability, gradual energy transition, environmental regulation, and technological prudence, seeking to reconcile climate protection, markets, and democratic institutions without anti-capitalist rupture.
- Center
Ordoliberalism
German liberal school that defends the free market within firm rules guaranteed by the state, fighting monopolies and ensuring competition and stability, serving as the basis of the social market economy.
Closest in other spectrums
- Left
Nordic Social Democracy
Scandinavian model combining tripartite collective bargaining among unions, employers and the state, a universalist welfare state funded by high taxes, and an open, export-driven market economy, with strong social consensus and low inequality.
- Left
State Liberalism
Liberal current that accepts an active role for the state in the economy and in guaranteeing rights, combining individual freedoms and markets with regulation and public policies aimed at the collective good and equality.
- Left
Social Liberalism
Branch that combines individual freedoms with strong state action to guarantee welfare, education, and healthcare, defending equal opportunity and social security within the market economy.
The most distant ideology
ReactionaryismFar-Right33%