Progressistas
Progressistas (lit. 'Progressives'; PP) is a centre-right to right-wing political party in Brazil. Founded in 1995 as the Brazilian Progressive Party, it emerged from parties that were successors to ARENA, the ruling party of the Brazilian military dictatorship. A pragmatist party, it supported the governments of presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer and Jair Bolsonaro. Largely it was the party of the politics of Paulo Maluf, a former governor and mayor of São Paulo. Of all political parties, in corruption investigation Operation Car Wash, the Progressistas had the most convictions.
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| Abbreviation | PP |
| President | Ciro Nogueira |
| General Secretary | Aldo da Rosa |
| Honorary President | Francisco Dornelles |
| Founded | 16 November 1995 |
| Merger of | Progressive Party Reform Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | Senado Federal, Anexo I, 17º andar, Sl. 1.702, Brasília |
| Newspaper | Gestão Progressista |
| Think tank | Fundação Milton Campos |
| Youth wing | Jovens Progressistas |
| Women's wing | Mulheres Progressistas |
| Black wing | Afro Progressistas |
| Membership (2022) | 1,293,592 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colors | Sky blue Dark blue Red (secondary) |
| Slogan | "Opportunities for everyone" |
| Electoral number | 11 |
| Federal Senate | 6 / 81 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 50 / 513 |
| Governors | 2 / 27 |
| Legislative Assemblies | 87 / 1,024 |
| Mayors | 701 / 5,568 |
| Municipal Chambers | 6,346 / 58,043 |
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The party in recent years had fully embraced the right. In the 2018 Brazilian general election, the party supported the candidacy of Geraldo Alckmin. After the election, although they remained neutral in the second round, the party has almost fully supported the policies of Jair Bolsonaro, supporting his candidacy for president in 2022 and voting with him 93% of the time.