The Brazilian Woman's Party ( pt, Partido da Mulher Brasileira, PMB) is a

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political party in

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which uses the number 35. Known for its non-feminist and anti-abortion stance, the party is not represented in the National Congress. The PMB was founded in 2015 by Sued Haidar, who doubled as the president of the party's National Committee. At its peak, the party was the tenth largest in

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, represented by 21 federal deputies in the

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, only two of which were women, and one representative in the

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, Senator Hélio José. In 2017, the party was condemned by the

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for not having the minimum quota of women candiates. Most of the deputies have since left the party, and José switched his party affiliation to the

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in March 2016. In January 2017, the PMB had 38,438 members. As of July 2018, this number has grown to 42,619. On 2021, the party attempted to change its name to "Brasil 35", a modification made to attract the Brazilian president

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after he left his original Social Liberal Party and failed to create his own

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, and mark the transition of the party to conservatism. However, on April 2022, the

refused the name change, on the basis that "the change of the party's name to “Brasil”, ..would have intense potential to generate confusion or mislead the electorate."

Notable members

Electoral history

Legislative elections

References

External links

Brazilian Woman's Party website
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Notable members

Electoral history

Legislative elections

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References

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