Brazilian parliamentary election, 2010

The 2010 Brazilian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, October 3, as part of the country's general election

Brazilian general election, 2010

The first round of the Brazilian general election of 2010 was held on Sunday, October 3, 2010. The Presidency of the Republic, all 513 Chamber of Deputies seats and 54 out of 81 Federal Senate seats were contested in this election, along with governorships and state legislatures of all 26 states...

. In the date, 54 of the 81 seats in the Federal Senate

Senate of Brazil

The Federal Senate of Brazil is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. Created by the first Constitution of the Brazilian Empire in 1824, it was inspired by the United Kingdom's House of Lords, but with the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 it became closer to the United States...

and all 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms...

were up for election.

This election was marked by the advance of the Lulista

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...

bloc, gathered around the For Brazil to keep on changing
For Brazil to keep on changing
For Brazil to keep on changing is the name of an electoral coalition formed around the democratic socialist Workers' Party in Brazil for the 2010 presidential election. It comprised ten parties from the left and center spectrums: PT, PMDB, PCdoB, PDT, PRB, PR, PSB, PSC, PTC and PTN. On October...

coalition, in the National Congress

National Congress of Brazil

The National Congress of Brazil is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government.Unlike regional legislative bodies – Legislative Assemblies and City Councils -, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies .The Senate represents the 26 states and...

. On the other hand, the centre-right opposition, gathered around the Brazil can do more
Brazil can do more
Brazil can do more is the name of a centre-right electoral coalition in Brazil formed around the Third Way Brazilian Social Democratic Party for the 2010 presidential election. It is formed by six parties: PSDB, DEM, PTB, PPS, PMN and PTdoB...

coalition, lost control of a significant amount of seats in both houses.

Election information

According to the Constitution

Constitution of Brazil

During its independent political history, Brazil has had seven constitutions. The most recent was ratified on October 5, 1988.-Imperial Constitution :Background...

, each state is represented by three Senators elected by a majority

Majority

A majority is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of its members. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset; i.e. a plurality is not necessarily a majority as the largest subset may consist of less than half the group's population...

of the votes. They are elected directly to an eight-year term, and there is no limit on the number of terms. Alternately, one third and two thirds of the seats are up for election every four years. On 2006, one third of the seats were up for election and thus on 2010 two thirds of the seats were up for election, corresponding to two Senators elected by each one of the 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District

Brazilian Federal District

The Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main...

.

The Chamber of Deputies represents the people of each state, and its members are elected by a proportional representation

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

of votes, due to federalism

Federalism

Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...

being adopted as the form of government in the country. The federal deputies are elected directly to a four-year term, and there is no limit on the number of terms.

Election results

In 2010, 22 out of the country's 27 political parties were able to elect at least one representative in the Chamber, while fifteen of them were able to elect at least one Senator.

As a result of the so-called "Red Wave", the Workers' Party

Workers' Party (Brazil)

The Workers' Party is a democratic socialist political party in Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is recognized as one of the largest and most important left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003...

(PT) became the first party in the Chamber for the first time ever, and elected Marco Maia

Marco Maia

Marco Aurélio Spall Maia, better known as Marco Maia , is a Brazilian politician, and the current President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. He is on a third consecutive term as Federal Deputy for the state of Rio Grande do Sul. A metalworker and union leader by trade, Maia joined the Workers'...

as President of the lower house. Its coalition, For Brazil to keep on changing
For Brazil to keep on changing
For Brazil to keep on changing is the name of an electoral coalition formed around the democratic socialist Workers' Party in Brazil for the 2010 presidential election. It comprised ten parties from the left and center spectrums: PT, PMDB, PCdoB, PDT, PRB, PR, PSB, PSC, PTC and PTN. On October...

, elected 311 deputies. The only party in the coalition which lost seats was the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), while the Republic Party

Republic Party

The Republic Party is a centrist Brazilian political party.It was founded on December 21, 2006 by the merge of the Liberal Party and the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order .It is likely that in the future two other parties, the Social Christian Party The Republic Party (Partido da...

(RP) had the biggest gain, electing 16 deputies more than 2006. In the Senate, the centre-left coalition was able to gain 39 seats against 10 won by the opposition. PT reached an all-time high in the upper house, electing 12 Senators and becoming the second party in the Senate, behind only PMDB. The other parties in the coalition did not had any significant gains, with the exception being the Communist Party of Brazil

Communist Party of Brazil

The Communist Party of Brazil is a political party in Brazil. It has national reach and deep penetration in the trade union and students movements. PCdoB dispute with the Brazilian Communist Party the title of "oldest political party in Brazil"...

(PCdoB), which was able to elect the first female Communist Senator ever (Vanessa Grazziotin

Vanessa Grazziotin

Vanessa Grazziotin Bezerra is a Brazilian politician from the Communist Party of Brazil . Although born in Videira, Santa Catarina, Grazziotin based her political career in the state of Amazonas. Twice elected to represent the state in the Chamber of Deputies, she was recently elected for the...

, from Amazonas).

The anti-Lula

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

bloc, on the other hand, had great losses in both houses. The Democrats

Democrats (Brazil)

The Democrats is a centre-right political party in Brazil, considered the main in the right-wing spectrum. Despite its former name , the party affiliates itself to the Centrist Democrat International, and the International Democrat Union. The name comes from its support to free market policies...

(DEM), which was the second largest party in the Senate during the 2007-2011 legislature, fell to the fourth position, and managed to keep control of only 6 seats, tied with the Brazilian Labour Party

Brazilian Labour Party (current)

The Brazilian Labour Party is a center-right political party in Brazil founded in 1981 by Ivete Vargas, niece of President Getúlio Vargas. It claims the legacy of the historical PTB, although many historians reject this because the early version of PTB was a center-left party with wide support in...

(PTB), from the same coalition. It also had the biggest loss in the Chamber, losing 22 seats, followed by its main ally, the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), which lost 13 seats. Overall, the Brazil can do more
Brazil can do more
Brazil can do more is the name of a centre-right electoral coalition in Brazil formed around the Third Way Brazilian Social Democratic Party for the 2010 presidential election. It is formed by six parties: PSDB, DEM, PTB, PPS, PMN and PTdoB...

coalition lost control of 44 seats in the Chamber and 11 in the Senate. Influential members of the opposition during the Lula administration, such as Arthur Virgílio, Heráclito Fortes, Marco Maciel

Marco Maciel

Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel is a Brazilian politician. He is a lawyer and a law school professor. He was a founder of the conservative PFL party, former ARENA and was twice elected vice-president in the same ticket as center-right President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, in 1994 and 1998...

, and Tasso Jereissati

Tasso Jereissati

Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati is federal senator of Brazil. He is a former governor of Ceará from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2002.-Biography:...

, were not able to get re-elected and will no longer serve in the National Congress.

Other opposition members were more successful than the centre-right Brazil can do more coalition. The Socialism and Freedom Party

Socialism and Freedom Party

The Socialism and Freedom Party is a Brazilian political party . Among the party leaders are Heloísa Helena , federal deputies Luciana Genro and Babá , and a number of well-known Brazilian left-wing leaders and intellectuals, such as Milton Temer, Carlos Nelson Coutinho, Ricardo Antunes,...

(PSOL) was able to elect two Senators, gaining an extra seat when compared to the current legislature. It also kept its three seats in the Chamber. The Green Party

Green Party (Brazil)

The Brazilian Green Party was constituted after the military dictatorship period and, like other Green Parties around the world, is committed to establishing a set of policies on ensuring social-democracy and sustainable development...

(PV) gained two extra seats in the Chamber, in spite of losing its only seat in the Senate.

By party

Summary of the 3 October 2010 National Congress

National Congress of Brazil

election results
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top rowspan=2|Coalition
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top rowspan=2 colspan=2|Parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center valign=top colspan=5|Chamber

Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top align=center colspan=6|Senate
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|% of votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|% of seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|+/–
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|% of votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|Elected seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|Total seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|% of seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right valign=top|+/–
|-
| rowspan=11 | Lulista
For Brazil
to keep on changing

For Brazil to keep on changing

For Brazil to keep on changing is the name of an electoral coalition formed around the democratic socialist Workers' Party in Brazil for the 2010 presidential election. It comprised ten parties from the left and center spectrums: PT, PMDB, PCdoB, PDT, PRB, PR, PSB, PSC, PTC and PTN. On October...

| bgcolor="#CC0000"|
|align=left| Worker's Party

Workers' Party (Brazil)

(Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT)
| 16,289,199
| 16.9
| 88
| 17.1
| +5
| 39,410,141
| 23.1
| 11
| 15
| 17.3
| +7
|-
| bgcolor="#008000"|
|align=left| Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, PMDB)
| 12,537,252
| 13.0
| 79
| 15.3
| –10
| 23,998,949
| 14.1
| 16
| 19
| 24.6
| +3
|-
| bgcolor="#0047AB"|
|align=left| Republic Party

Republic Party

(Partido da República, PR)
| 7,311,655
| 7.6
| 41
| 7.9
| +16
| 4,649,024
| 2.7
| 3
| 4
| 4.9
| —
|-
| bgcolor="#C04000"|
|align=left| Brazilian Socialist Party

Brazilian Socialist Party

The Brazilian Socialist Party , is a political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1947, before being abolished by the military regime in 1965 and re-organized in 1985 with the re-democratization of Brazil. It elected six Governors in 2010, becoming the second largest party in number of state...

(Partido Socialista Brasileiro, PSB)
| 6,851,053
| 7.1
| 34
| 6.6
| +7
| 6,129,463
| 3.6
| 3
| 3
| 3.7
| —
|-
| bgcolor="#E34234"|
|align=left| Democratic Labour Party

Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)

The Democratic Labour Party is a populist, democratic socialist political party of Brazil. It was founded in 1979 by left-wing leader Leonel Brizola as an attempt to reorganize the Brazilian leftist forces during the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship...

(Partido Democrático Trabalhista, PDT)
| 4,854,602
| 5.0
| 28
| 5.4
| +4
| 2,431,940
| 1.4
| 2
| 4
| 4.9
| –2
|-
| bgcolor="#006633"|
|align=left| Social Christian Party

Social Christian Party (Brazil)

The Social Christian Party is a Christian-democratic political party in Brazil.At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 1 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate. At the legislative elections of October 1, 2006, the party won 9 seats in the...

(Partido Social Cristão, PSC)
| 3,072,546
| 3.2
| 17
| 3.3
| +8
| 1,247,157
| 0.7
| 1
| 1
| 1.2
| —
|-
| bgcolor="#8B0000"|
|align=left| Communist Party of Brazil

Communist Party of Brazil

(Partido Comunista do Brasil, PCdoB)
| 2,748,290
| 2.8
| 15
| 2.9
| +2
| 12,561,716
| 7.4
| 1
| 2
| 2.4
| +1
|-
| bgcolor="#008000"|
|align=left| Brazilian Republican Party

Brazilian Republican Party

The Brazilian Republican Party is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral number is 10 and it became a registered political party on August 25, 2005. The Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus uses the party to elect its bishops in Brazilian elections...

(Partido Republicano Brasileiro, PRB)
| 1,633,500
| 1.7
| 8
| 1.5
| +7
| 3,332,886
| 2.0
| 1
| 1
| 1.2
| –1
|-
| bgcolor="#C08081"|
|align=left| Christian Labour Party

Christian Labour Party

The Christian Labour Party is a christian-conservative political party in Brazil.The party was founded in 1985 as Youth Party by Daniel Tourinho, a brazilian lawyer...

(Partido Trabalhista Cristão, PTC)
| 595,431
| 0.6
| 1
| 0.1
| –2
|282,629
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
| bgcolor="#FC0FC0"|
|align=left| National Labour Party

National Labour Party (Brazil)

The National Labour Party is a tiny populist-centrist Brazilian political party originally founded in 1945.It was founded by dissidents from the Brazilian Labor Party in 1945, and supported the winning candidacy of Jânio Quadros in 1960. It was abolished by the military regime in 1965.It was...

(Partido Trabalhista Nacional, PTN)
| 182,926
| 0.2
| 0
| 0.0
| —
| 6,013
| 0.0
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
|colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | Total
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 56,076,454
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 58.1
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 311
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 60.6
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | +37
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 94,049,918
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 55.2
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 39
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 49
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 61.7
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | +8
|-
| rowspan=7 | Opposition
Brazil can do more

Brazil can do more

Brazil can do more is the name of a centre-right electoral coalition in Brazil formed around the Third Way Brazilian Social Democratic Party for the 2010 presidential election. It is formed by six parties: PSDB, DEM, PTB, PPS, PMN and PTdoB...

| bgcolor="#0247FE"|
|align=left| Brazilian Social Democratic Party (Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB)
| 11,477,380
| 11.9
| 53
| 10.3
| –13
| 30,903,736
| 18.1
| 5
| 11
| 13.5
| –5
|-
| bgcolor="#FFEF00"|
|align=left| Democrats

Democrats (Brazil)

(Democratas, DEM)
| 7,301,171
| 7.6
| 43
| 8.3
| –22
| 10,225,883
| 6.0
| 2
| 6
| 7.4
| –7
|-
| bgcolor="red"|
|align=left| Brazilian Labour Party

Brazilian Labour Party (current)

(Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, PTB)
| 4,038,239
| 4.2
| 21
| 4.0
| –2
| 7,999,589
| 4.7
| 1
| 6
| 7.4
| –1
|-
| bgcolor="#F08080"|
|align=left| Socialist People's Party

Socialist People's Party (Brazil)

The Socialist People's Party is a political party in Brazil.It was founded in 1992, after the Brazilian Communist Party decided to rename itself the Socialist People's Party as part of a political realignment following the collapse of the Soviet Union.The PPS was a part of the coalition government...

(Partido Popular Socialista, PPS)
| 2,536,809
| 2.6
| 12
| 2.3
| –10
| 6,766,517
| 4.0
| 1
| 1
| 1.2
| +1
|-
| bgcolor="#FF4500"|
|align=left| Party of National Mobilization

Party of National Mobilization

The Party of National Mobilization is a national-centrist political party in Brazil founded by politicians from the state of Minas Gerais on April 21, 1984, advocating for agrarian reform, termination of debt payments, ending of relations with the International Monetary Fund and formation of a...

(Partido da Mobilização Nacional, PMN)
| 1,086,705
| 1.1
| 4
| 0.7
| +1
| 241,321
| 0.1
| 1
| 1
| 1.2
| +1
|-
| bgcolor="#AF4035"|
|align=left| Labour Party of Brazil

Labour Party of Brazil

The Labour Party of Brazil is a tiny populist-centrist Brazilian political party.It was founded in 1989 by dissidents of the Brazilian Labour Party and is a minor force in Brazilian politics...

(Partido Trabalhista do Brasil, PTdoB)
| 642,422
| 0.7
| 3
| 0.5
| +2
| 1,480,846
| 0.9
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
|colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | Total
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 27,082,726
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 28.0
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 136
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 26.5
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | –44
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 57,617,892
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 33.8
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 10
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 25
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 30.8
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | –11
|-
| Lulista
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="#E3A857"|
|align=left| Progressive Party

Progressive Party (Brazil)

The Progressive party is a centre-right Brazilian political party embracing conservatism and elements of populism and liberalism....

(Partido Progressista, PP)
| 6,330,062
| 6.6
| 41
| 7.9
| —
| 9,170,015
| 5.4
| 3
| 4
| 4.9
| +3
|-
| Opposition
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="#4CBB17"|
|align=left| Green Party

Green Party (Brazil)

(Partido Verde, PV)
| 3,710,366
| 3.8
| 15
| 2.9
| +2
| 5,047,797
| 3.0
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| –1
|-
| Opposition
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="#801818"|
|align=left| Socialism and Freedom Party

Socialism and Freedom Party

(Partido Socialismo e Liberdade, PSOL)
| 1,142,737
| 1.2
| 3
| 0.5
| —
| 3,041,854
| 1.8
| 2
| 2
| 2.4
| +1
|-
| Lulista
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="orange"|
|align=left| Humanist Party of Solidarity

Humanist Party of Solidarity (Brazil)

The Humanist Party of Solidarity is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral code is 31 and it became a registered political party on March 20, 1997. The party advocates distributism and Christian morals....

(Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, PHS)
| 764,412
| 0.8
| 2
| 0.3
| —
| 305,793
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
| Lulista
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="#4682B4"|
|align=left| Social Liberal Party

Social Liberal Party (Brazil)

The Social Liberal Party is a liberal party in Brazil. At the legislative elections, 6 October 2002, the party won 1 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate. In 2006 didn't win seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate...

(Partido Social Liberal, PSL)
| 499,963
| 0.5
| 1
| 0.1
| +1
| 446,517
| 0.3
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
| Lulista
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="#FF2400"|
|align=left| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party

Brazilian Labour Renewal Party

The Brazilian Labour Renewal Party is a tiny populist-centrist Brazilian political party.In 2006 the party gained some electoral importance because of the election of ex-President Fernando Collor de Mello, impeached in 1992, who made his comeback in national politics as Senator....

(Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro, PRTB)
| 307,925
| 0.3
| 2
| 0.3
| +2
| 74,478
| 0.0
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
| Lulista
Out of coalition
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|
|align=left| Progressive Republican Party

Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)

The Progressive Republican Party is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral number is 44 and it became a registered political party on November 22, 1991....

(Partido Republicano Progressista, PRP)
| 307,188
| 0.3
| 2
| 0.3
| +2
| 0
| 0.0
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
|colspan=3 align=right | Others
| 358,178
| 0.4
| 0
| 0.0
| —
| 677,309
| 0.4
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| —
|-
|colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | Total valid votes
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 96,580,011
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 100.0
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 513
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 100.0
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | —
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 170,431,573
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 100.0
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 45
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 81
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | 100.0
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | —
|-
| colspan=14 |Sources: Chamber, Senate
|}

By political groups

Political groups in the National Congress of Brazil after the 2010 election
Chamber
Lulista bloc: Centre-right bloc: Greens Green Party (Brazil) The Brazilian Green Party was constituted after the military dictatorship period and, like other Green Parties around the world, is committed to establishing a set of policies on ensuring social-democracy and sustainable development... : PSOL Socialism and Freedom Party The Socialism and Freedom Party is a Brazilian political party . Among the party leaders are Heloísa Helena , federal deputies Luciana Genro and Babá , and a number of well-known Brazilian left-wing leaders and intellectuals, such as Milton Temer, Carlos Nelson Coutinho, Ricardo Antunes,... :
Senate
Lulista bloc: Centre-right bloc: PSOL Socialism and Freedom Party The Socialism and Freedom Party is a Brazilian political party . Among the party leaders are Heloísa Helena , federal deputies Luciana Genro and Babá , and a number of well-known Brazilian left-wing leaders and intellectuals, such as Milton Temer, Carlos Nelson Coutinho, Ricardo Antunes,... :

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