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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.

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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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 42.5%57.5% Unitary
Democracy 72.5%27.5% Autocracy
Security 47.5%52.5% Liberty
Assimilation 35%65% Multiculturalism
Militarist 28.7%71.3% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 62.5%37.5% Nationalist
Public 50%50% Private
Planning 45%55% Free market
Protectionism 30%70% Globalism
Irreligious 60%40% Religious
Progressive 63.7%36.3% Traditionalist
Technology 62.5%37.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

31.7pt

Trade

30% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.

How open should the economy be to international exchange?

21.2pt

Morality

63.7% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

17.5pt

Control

45% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.

How should economic activity be coordinated?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 42.5% Federal, 57.5% Unitary (Leaning Unitary); Representation: 72.5% Democracy, 27.5% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Brazilian Social Democracy sits 15.0 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 47.5% Security, 52.5% Liberty (Balanced); Immigration: 35% Assimilation, 65% Multiculturalism (Leaning Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Brazilian Social Democracy sits 11.3 points below it. 128 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 28.7% Militarist, 71.3% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 62.5% Non-interventionist, 37.5% Nationalist (Leaning Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Brazilian Social Democracy sits 13.7 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 50% Public, 50% Private (Balanced); Control: 45% Planning, 55% Free market (Balanced); Trade: 30% Protectionism, 70% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Brazilian Social Democracy depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Brazilian Social Democracy sits 3.2 points below it. 207 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 60% Irreligious, 40% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 63.7% Progressive, 36.3% Traditionalist (Leaning Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Brazilian Social Democracy sits 24.9 points above it. 151 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 62.5% Technology, 37.5% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Brazilian Social Democracy, the 12.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Brazilian Social Democracy sits 5.0 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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What does getting Brazilian Social Democracy on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Brazilian Social Democracy.

Which ideology is closest to Brazilian Social Democracy?

Islamic Liberalism has 98.1% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Brazilian Social Democracy?

Representation is among the furthest from the center: 72.5% Democracy and 27.5% Autocracy. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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