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Journalist and governorPolitics1914–1977

Carlos Lacerda

Journalist and leader of the UDN party, Lacerda traded youthful communism for liberal anticommunism, helped topple Vargas and back the 1964 coup, governed Guanabara with major public works and favela removals and later founded the Broad Front.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Neoconservatism
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Friedrich Merz
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1914–1977
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal52.5%
    Unitary47.5%
  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy53.8%
    Autocracy46.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security66.2%
    Liberty33.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation67.5%
    Multicultural32.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force60%
    Negotiation40%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention31.2%
    Interventionist68.8%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public38.8%
    Private61.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · Markets
    State direction32.5%
    Markets67.5%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism36.2%
    Free trade63.8%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Religious
    Secular35%
    Religious65%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive31.2%
    Traditionalist68.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration70%
    Ecologist30%

What distinguishes Carlos Lacerda

Largest median distance

Economic coordination

This position is 28.8 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 61% State directionCarlos Lacerda 33% State direction

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

Representation

This position is 3.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyCarlos Lacerda 54% Democracy

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