Brazilian general election, 2006

The elections in Brazil in 2006 refer to several rounds of voting in Brazil to the executive and legislative branches at the national and state level.

The elections were held on October 1 and October 29. The second appointment is necessary for the run-off elections for president and governors who did not achieve an absolute majority of votes in the first ballot. In the 2006 elections are up for grabs:

  • President and Vice - President
  • MPs at the federal level to Congresso Nacional: all 513 MPs to Câmara dos Deputados and a third of the 81 senators ( Senado Federal)
  • Governors and vice - governors of all 26 states and the Federal District.

Historical Context

In the 2002 elections for the first time was the PT ( Partido dos Trabalhadores ) strongest party (with 18%) and with Luís Inácio Lula da Silva put the president. ( Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira ) were replaced the PSDB and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who was not allowed to compete for election again ( allowed only two terms ). 2002 fears were stoked that with Lula, the economy would suffer greatly and that the political situation would be unstable. Lula with a very broad coalition government has to neoliberal way continued the policy of Cardoso's social democratic, more or less. The socio -economic situation has improved, on the other hand he has fulfilled the expectations of his followers only in part. At this discontent came allegations of corruption, which represent the PT as a "normal " Brazilian party, in this case one that has betrayed its ideals.

At the 2002 elections the verticalization has been introduced. Through it is enforced that political alliances of several parties are not allowed to differ from the alliances at the federal level to the state level. Since many Brazilian parties are very heterogeneous in itself (often they are also called voting organizations dubbed ) is to be achieved, that a certain ideological consistency is not guaranteed. Critics of this rule indicate that the situations between the states and the federal government but can be very different. On March 8, the verticalization Small parties were abolished again by Congress, but that may be only impact a year later, so the new rules will apply until 2010., Without presidential candidate but may coalesce arbitrary, as the Supreme Electoral Council ( Tribunal Superior Eleitoral ) noted.

President and Vice - President

In the first ballot no candidate has been elected by absolute majority. Thus Lula and Alckmin had in the second ballot on 29 October. In the second round, Lula won clear, with about the same share of votes as four years ago. As in the first round, he has some with very large distance gained in the North and Northeast ( 87% Amazonas, Maranhão 85 %, 82% Ceará, in his native state of Pernambuco, 78%). In the south again, he has lost ( in the former PT stronghold of Rio Grande do Sul 45%, 45% Santa Catarina, São Paulo 48%), the least number of votes he got in Roraima ( 39%).

The candidates for the presidential election in detail:

The candidate is the incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Partido Republicano Brasileiro ( PRB ) of the Vice President José Alencar ( as in 2002 ) and the Partido Comunista do Brasil (PC do B ) form with the PT a coalition that informally by the Liberal Party ( PL), the Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB ) and parts of the Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro ( PMDB ) and the Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro ( PTB) is supported.

  • Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira ( PSDB )

Geraldo Alckmin was governor of São Paulo, for the candidacy, he had to give up this office. He is the most promising candidate according to Lula. He is also supported by the Partido da Frente Liberal (PFL ), which represents the Vice José Jorge. Informally, the candidacy of the Partido Popular Socialista (PPS ) is supported.

  • Partido Socialismo e Liberdade ( PSOL )

Senator Heloísa Helena is as its vice César Benjamin prominent member of the PT was until it was excluded because of significant criticism of the government's course. The PSOL was then a rallying disaffected PT- ler. It forms with the Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado ( PSTU ) and the Partido Comunista Brasileiro (PCB ) is a Frente de Esquerda ( " Left Front " ) called coalition.

  • Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT )

The PDT has the Senator Cristovam Buarque from Brasília set up that has left the PT 2005. As vice candidate Senator Jefferson Péres from Amazon

  • Partido Republicano Progress Paulista (PRP )

The candidate is Ana Maria Rangel.

  • Partido Social Democrata Cristão ( PSDC )

She has Eymael José Maria and José Paulo Neto placed.

  • Partido Social Liberal (PSL )

A small party with the entrepreneur Luciano Bivar and Américo de Souza.

  • The Partido Verde ( PV) has turned away from the government, but has not drawn up a candidate for the presidency and also does not support.
  • The Partido da da Ordem Nacional Reedificação ( PRONA ) has three times Enéas Carneiro set up as a candidate who for health reasons but not a candidate this time.

The latest forecasts indicate the end of September for a victory Lula's back ( Lula ~ 50 %, ~ 30 % Alckmin, Heloisa Helena ~ 10 %)

Câmara dos Deputados ( House of Representatives)

Of the 5514 candidates 513 were elected. There are in Brazil each state has a certain number of deputies according to population numbers, small states but are there " preferred " by a minimum number of Deputies. Thus, the PT has nationwide despite receiving the most votes, but not the most MPs. The number of seats a party each state arises proportional to the number of votes to be cast for a party. There is no minimum rate.

Most voters in Brazil do not choose a party, but people who always appear on party lists. The votes of all the candidates of one party plus of votes for the list give the total number of votes on the basis of the number of seats is determined. The candidates who receive the most votes, then move into the House of Representatives. So there is neither constituencies still Landes lists.

The number of seats at the end of the third term can be often changed, as many MPs change the parties. At the time of the 2006 election had the PT only 81 of the original 91 members in 2002.

Senate

In the Senate, each three senators represent each Federal State. The term of office is eight years. This time a Senator is only one newly elected, in 2010 two each.

  • Acre - Tião Viana ( PT) with 88.8 % of votes
  • Alagoas - Fernando Collor de Mello ( PRTB ) earlier for corruption deposed president
  • Amazonas ( Brazil) - Alfredo Nascimento ( PL)
  • Amapá - José Sarney ( PMDB ), former president
  • Bahia - João Durval (PDT )
  • Ceará - Inácio Arruda (PC do B) with 52.3 %
  • Distrito Federal do Brasil - Joaquim Roriz ( PMDB )
  • Espírito Santo - José Renato Casagrande (PSB ) with 62.4 %
  • Goiás - Marconi Perillo ( PSDB ) 75.8 %
  • Maranhão - Epitácio cafeteira ( PTB)
  • Mato Grosso - Jayme Campos ( PFL)
  • Mato Grosso do Sul - Marisa Serrano ( PSDB )
  • Minas Gerais - Eliseu Resende (PFL )
  • Pará - Mário Couto ( PSDB )
  • Paraíba - Cícero Lucena ( PSDB )
  • Paraná - Álvaro Dias ( PSDB )
  • Pernambuco - Jarbas Vasconcelos ( PMDB )
  • Piauí - João Vicente Claudino ( PTB) with 65.4 %
  • Rio de Janeiro (State) - Francisco Dornelles (PP )
  • Rio Grande do Norte - Rosalba Ciarlini (PFL )
  • Rio Grande do Sul - Pedro Simon ( PMDB ), with 33.9 %
  • Rondônia - Expedito Júnior (PPS )
  • Roraima - Mozarildo ( PTB)
  • São Paulo (State) - Eduardo Suplicy ( PT) with 47.8 %
  • Santa Catarina - Raimundo Colombo ( PFL)
  • Sergipe - Mary do Carmo (PFL )
  • Tocantins - Kátia Abreu (PFL )

Governors

The elections run by the same principles as the presidential election.

In the first round of votes were elected by absolute majority:

  • Acre - Binho Marques ( PT) 53.5 %
  • Alagoas - Teotônio Vilela Filho ( PSDB ) 55.9 %
  • Amapá - waldez Góes (PDT ) 53.7 %
  • Amazon - Eduardo Braga ( PMDB ) 50.6 %
  • Bahia - Jaques Wagner ( PT) 52.9 %
  • Ceará - Cid Gomes ( PSB) 62.4 %
  • Distrito Federal - José Roberto Arruda (PFL ) 50.4 %
  • Espírito Santo - Paulo Hartung ( PMDB ) 77.3 %
  • Mato Grosso - Blairo Maggi (PPS ) 65.4 %
  • Mato Grosso do Sul - André Puccinelli ( PMDB ) 61.3 %
  • Minas Gerais - Aécio Neves ( PSDB ) 77.0 %
  • Piauí - Wellington Dias ( PT) 61.9 %
  • Rondônia - Ivo Cassol (PPS ) 54.1 %
  • Roraima - Ottomar Pinto ( PSDB ) 62.4 %
  • São Paulo - José Serra ( PSDB ) 57.9 %
  • Sergipe - Marcelo Deda ( PT) 52.5 %
  • Tocantins - Marcelo Miranda ( PMDB ) 51.5 %

In the second ballot, the decision fell between ( the / the first named won the election ):

  • Goiás - Alcides Rodrigues ( PP) ( 57.1 % ) vs. Maguito Vilela ( PMDB )
  • Maranhão - Jackson Lago ( PDT ) ( 51.8 % ) vs. Roseana Sarney (PFL )
  • Pará - Ana Júlia Carepa (PT ) ( 54.9 % ) vs. Almir Gabriel ( PSDB )
  • Paraíba - Cássio Cunha Lima ( PSDB ) ( 51.3 % ) vs. José Maranhão ( PMDB )
  • Paraná - Roberto Requião ( PMDB ) (50.1% ) vs. Osmar Dias ( PDT)
  • Pernambuco - Eduardo Campos (PSB ) ( 65.4 % ) vs. Mendonça Filho (PFL )
  • Rio de Janeiro - Sérgio Cabral ( PMDB ) ( 68.0 % ) vs. Denise Frossard (PPS )
  • Rio Grande do Sul - Yeda Crusius ( PSDB ) ( 53.9 % ) vs. Olívio Dutra ( PT)
  • Rio Grande do Norte - Wilma Faria (PSB ) ( 52.4 % ) vs. Garibaldi Alves Filho ( PMDB )
  • Santa Catarina - Luiz Henrique da Silveira ( PMDB ) ( 52.7 % ) vs. Espiridião amine ( PP)

MPs in the parliaments of the states

In parentheses are the numbers of deputies in 2002

National Congress of Brazil Workers' Party (Brazil) Communist Party of Brazil Brazilian Socialist Party Brazilian Labour Party (current) Amazonas (Brazilian state) Green Party (Brazil) Acre (state) Federal District (Brazil) Amazon River
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