Republicanos

Republicanos (), formerly known as Brazilian Republican Party () is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral number is 10 and it became a registered political party on August 25, 2005. Its founders included Bishop Marcelo Crivella, who had been elected in 2002 as a senator representing the Liberal Party, from the state of Rio de Janeiro.

History
According to one study, the PRB has been supportive of the Lula da Silva and Rousseff presidencies “on the basis of their concern for social democracy and for eliminating inequality.” However, all of the PRB's deputies voted in favor of her impeachment.

In August 2019 the Brazilian Republican Party changed its name into Republicanos.

People of interest  
The party leader  was Vitor Paulo dos Santos. 

The party's most important members are Bishop Marcelo Crivella, Rio de Janeiro senator and nephew of Universal's founder Bishop Edir Macedo, journalist Celso Russomanno and former Vice-President José Alencar. Famous football player Ronaldinho, also known as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, joined the party in March 2018.

Ideology 
Some commentators say that the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (UCKG, Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, an neo-charismatic church which is organized like a business enterprise), has used the party as a base for its "bishops" to run for political office. Though several members, e.g Celso Russomanno, are catholic.

Several leading members, e.g. Edir Macedo and Marcelo Crivella have expressed statements of christian fundamentalism and religious intolerance. An UN report accused members of the UCKG of verbal and physical attacks of members of the Umbanda and Candomblé religions.

Edir Macedo considered to participate on presidency elections to transform Brasil into a theocratic State.

As mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Crivella called the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro an "unchristian excess" and ordered severe financial cuts for the organisators. Furthermore, he is known for statements of religious intolerance. In his 1999 book Evangelizing Africa which found him saying that homosexuality was a "terrible evil," that Catholics were "demonic", that African religions were based on "evil spirits," and that Hindus drank their children's blood.  He has since tried to distance himself from the book, saying that it was the work of a young, immature missionary.

References

External links
, Official website

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Category:Political parties established in 2005
Category:Conservative parties in Brazil
Category:Social conservative parties
Category:2005 establishments in Brazil