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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EDITORIAL SUMMARY
I want a parliamentary democracy with stable money, balanced books, regulated privatizations and a lean state that looks after health and schooling.
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- Description
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- Political coordinates
- Editorial · review pending
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How to interpret catalog profilesPolitical Axes
Profile across the 12 axes
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- Leaning · Unitary
Distribution of power
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Near midpoint
Civil liberties
- Leaning · Multicultural
Cultural integration
- Strong · Negotiation
Conflict resolution
- Leaning · Non-Intervention
Foreign involvement
- Near midpoint
Ownership
- Near midpoint
Economic coordination
- Strong · Free trade
International trade
- Leaning · Secular
Religion & state
- Leaning · Progressive
Social norms
- Leaning · Acceleration
Technology & precaution
What distinguishes Brazilian Social Democracy
International trade
This position is 32.1 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.
Catalog median 62% ProtectionismBrazilian Social Democracy 30% Protectionism
This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.
Religion & state
This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.
Catalog median 60% SecularBrazilian Social Democracy 60% Secular
This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.
Nearby thinkers & leaders
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
A Brazilian sociologist and statesman, Fernando Henrique stabilized the economy with the Real Plan and, as president, conducted liberal reforms, privatizations, and the modernization of the state within social democracy.
Closest by facet
Each facet compares three axes: governance (power distribution, representation, civil liberties), culture (integration, religion, social norms), or economy (ownership, coordination, trade). Full-profile similarity compares all twelve.
GovernanceBill ClintonStatesman99.2 / 100
Culture & normsIsaiah BerlinPhilosopher97.4 / 100
EconomyNicolas de CondorcetEnlightenment philosopher97 / 100
Other nearby figures
PoliticsMário CovasGovernor of São Paulo92.4 / 100
BusinessWarren BuffettInvestor92.3 / 100
PoliticsTomáš Garrigue MasarykStatesman and philosopher90.9 / 100
PoliticsJonas Gahr StørePrime Minister of Norway90.4 / 100
PoliticsBarack ObamaStatesman90.3 / 100
PoliticsJoão DoriaBusinessman and politician90.3 / 100
Intellectual lifeNikola TeslaInventor and electrical engineer90.3 / 100
PhilosophyDemocritusPre-Socratic philosopher90.3 / 100
Most distant figures
Nearby countries & regimes
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Related Doctrines
Closest Ideologies
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Most compatible among the 257 schools
- Center93.9 / 100
Islamic Liberalism
Reformist current that reinterprets Islam in light of reason, human rights and pluralism, advocating democracy, gender equality, a non-confessional state and freedom of conscience, in Muhammad Abduh's modernist tradition.
- Center93.7 / 100
Meritocracy
Principle according to which positions and rewards should be distributed by talent, effort, and performance rather than origin or privilege, defending equal opportunity and selection by ability.
- Center93.6 / 100
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.
Most distant ideology
Clerical FascismThird position49.3 / 100