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Brazil

The 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.

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Predominant Spectrum
Center
Linked Ideology
Centrism
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Michael Sandel
Flag: Brazil
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Identity & context
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Political coordinates
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Sources below support the specific identity or context claims indicated. They do not validate this profile’s twelve numerical coordinates, its closest matches, or every statement in its description.

Source claims reviewed 2026-10-06.

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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Federal
    Federal62%
    Unitary38%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy77.5%
    Autocracy22.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security47.5%
    Liberty52.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation38.8%
    Multicultural61.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force35%
    Negotiation65%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention57.5%
    Interventionist42.5%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public55%
    Private45%
  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction55%
    Markets45%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism55%
    Free trade45%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular46.2%
    Religious53.8%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive53.8%
    Traditionalist46.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration47.5%
    Ecologist52.5%

What distinguishes Brazil

Largest median distance

Distribution of power

This position is 33.3 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 29% FederalBrazil 62% Federal

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 2.5 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 58% State directionBrazil 55% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.