Change Brazil
Muda Brasil
Leader(s)José Serra
(2010–2013)
Aécio Neves
(2013–2017)
Founded2010
Dissolved2018
IdeologyCatch-all coalition
Third Way
Anti-Lulism
Political positionCentre

Brazil Can Do More (Portuguese: O Brasil pode mais), renamed Change Brazil (Portuguese: Muda Brasil) as of 2014, was a centrist electoral coalition in Brazil formed around the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) for the 2010 presidential election. It was formed by six parties: PSDB, Democrats (DEM), Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), Popular Socialist Party (PPS), Party of National Mobilization (PMN) and Labour Party of Brazil (PTdoB). Its presidential candidate was former São Paulo Governor José Serra from PSDB and the vice-presidential candidate was Rio de Janeiro federal deputy Indio da Costa from DEM.

On October 3, Serra was the second most-voted candidate at the presidential election. Because the most voted candidate, Dilma Rousseff, was not able to get 50%+1 of the unspoilt votes, she faced Serra in a run-off on October 31, which Rousseff won.

At the legislative election, the Brazil Can Do More coalition gained 136 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies,[1] as well as 25 out of 81 seats in the Federal Senate.[2] This result was an all-time low for the lulist opposition. On the other hand, the center-left For Brazil to Keep on Changing coalition, which gathered around Lula's chosen successor Dilma Rousseff, reached an all-time high.

For the 2014 elections, the alliance changed its name to Change Brazil (Portuguese: Muda Brasil) and was led by Aécio Neves. The coalition once again lost the election.

In 2017, Aécio Neves was forced to step down from the coalition leadership after he got involved in a series of corruption scandals including Operation Car Wash.[3]

The coalition was dissolved in 2018, with its parties supporting different candidates in the 2018 general election.

Composition

Party Main ideology Leader/s
Brazilian Social Democracy Party Third Way Geraldo Alckmin
Brazilian Labour Party Populism Roberto Jefferson
Democrats Liberal conservatism Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto
Solidariedade Social democracy Paulo Pereira da Silva
National Labour Party Centrism Renata Abreu
Party of National Mobilization Populism Antonio Carlos Bosco Massarollo
National Ecologic Party Christian democracy Adilson Barroso
Christian Labour Party Christian democracy Daniel Tourinho
Labour Party of Brazil Centrism Luis Tibé

Electoral results

Presidential elections

2010
Round Candidate Running mate Votes  %
1st José Serra Indio da Costa 33,132,283 32,61%
2nd 43,711,388 43.95%
2014
Round Candidate Running mate Votes  %
1st Aécio Neves Aloysio Nunes 34,897,211 33.55%
2nd 51,041,155 48.36%

Legislative elections

Chamber of Deputies
Election year # of
overall votes		  % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
2010 27,082,726 (#2) 28.0
136 / 513
–
2014 24,706,769 (#2) 25.52
128 / 513
Decrease 8
Federal Senate
Election year # of
overall votes		  % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
2010 57,617,892 (#2) 33.8
25 / 81
–
2014 30,729,552 (#2) 34.47
19 / 81
Decrease 6

References

  1. ↑ G1 – Saiba a nova composição da Câmara – notícias em Eleições 2010. G1.globo.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-31.
  2. ↑ Partidos aliados de Dilma elegem mais senadores que a oposição Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Noticias.r7.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Aécio Neves se afasta da presidência do PSDB". 19 May 2017.
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