Republicans (Brazil)

The party is a social conservatist and economically liberal, While it also supported Dilma Rousseff until her impeachment, it was one of the closest allies of the Bolsonaro government.

The party was founded in August 2005 as the Municipalist Renovator Party by pastors of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Lula's Vice President José Alencar moved to PRB on 2005 after leaving the Liberal Party. In March 2006, the party was renamed the Brazilian Republican Party. The Brazilian Republican Party first fought against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, then rallied behind him after his re election in 2006. According to one study, the PRB was supportive of the Lula da Silva and Rousseff presidencies “on the basis of their concern for social democracy and for eliminating inequality.” However, later the PRB started to join the new rising wave of conservativism and anti petism reflecting their strong ideological affinity. Candidates launched by the Republicans had their image heavily associated and sometimes were endorsed by Bolsonaro. In August 2019, the Brazilian Republican Party changed its name into Republicanos. Justifying as "the name change reinforces the reformulation of the party's program and statutes consolidating its position as a party conservative in customs and liberal in the economy”, seeking to emulate the American Republican Party. The name change came with a manifesto adopting a resolutely socially conservative position defending Christian values, the traditional family and private property.

The party leader as of 2024 was Marcos Pereira. The party's most important members are Bishop Marcelo Crivella, Rio de Janeiro senator and nephew of Universal's founder Bishop Edir Macedo, journalist Celso Russomanno and former Vice President José Alencar. Famous football player Ronaldinho, also known as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, joined the party in March 2018.

In 2022, it had 495,136 members. In 2012, 80% of its members were Catholic and 20% evangelical, including six from the universal Church.

The party defines itself as "Socially conservative but economically liberal", defending Christian values, the traditional family and private property. Several members, such as Celso Russomanno,

As mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Crivella called the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro an "un Christian excess" and ordered severe financial cuts for the organisers. Furthermore, he is known for statements of religious intolerance. In his 1999 book Evangelizing Africa, he claimed that homosexuality is a "terrible evil," that Catholics are "demonic", that African religions are based on "evil spirits," and that Hindus drink their children's blood. He has since tried to distance himself from the book, saying that it was the work of a young, immature missionary.

ElectionCandidateRunning mateCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundResultVotes%Votes%2006Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)José Alencar (PRB)PT; PRB; PCdoB46,662,36548.6% (#1)58,295,04260.8% (#1)Elected 2010Dilma Rousseff (PT)Michel Temer (PMDB)PT; PMDB; PR; PSB; PDT; PCdoB; PSC; PRB; PTC; PTN47,651,43446.9% (#1)55,752,52956.1% (#1)Elected 2014PT; PMDB; PSD; PP; PR; PDT; PRB; PROS; PCdoB43,267,66841.6% (#1)54,501,11851.6 % (#1)Elected 2018Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)Ana Amélia (PP)PSDB; PP; PR; PRB; PSD; SD; DEM; PTB; PPS5,096,3504,76% (#4) Lost 2022Jair Bolsonaro (PL)Walter Braga Netto (PL)PL; PP; Republicanos51,072,34543,2% (#2)58,206,35449,1% (#2)Lost Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup

Election Chamber of DeputiesFederal SenateRole in governmentVotes%Seats+/–Votes%Seats+/–2006244,0590.26%New264,1550.31%New20101,633,5001.69% 63,332,8861.96% 120144,423,9934.55% 13301,1620.34% 020184,992,0165.08% 91,505,6070.88% 020227,618,1086.91% 124,259,2794.19% 2IndependentSources: Election Resources, Dados Eleitorais do Brasil (1982–2006)