Libertarian Party (Brazil)
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Brazilían States Libertários | |
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| Chairperson | André Rufino |
| Founded | 20 June 2009 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo and Brasília |
| Ideology | Minarchism Libertarianism Anarcho-capitalism Economic liberalism |
| International affiliation | Interlibertarians |
| Colors | Yellow Black |
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The Libertarians (Brazilian Portuguese: Libertários, LIBER) is a libertarian Brazilian political organization listed among the political parties by the Superior Electoral Court (Portuguese: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE). The party was founded on June 20th, 2009 in Belo Horizonte.[1]
The current chairman is André Rufino.
History
The Libertários party was first conceived in 2006 on Orkut (a social network).[2] LIBER had its program and status published in the Federal Official Gazette in January 2010.[3] Journalist Sonia Racy wrote about the admission of the party in a blog post entitled, "Was what Was Needed."[4]
LIBER members held a demonstration on the Rio de Janeiro waterfront against the PNDH 3 bill.[5] It has participated in liberal forums and seminars, such as the Austrian Economy Seminar[6] and the Freedom and Democracy Forum in Belo Horizonte.[7] In addition, the party organized and participated in demonstrations against the transportation concession model[8] and also for deregulation of the market.[9]
The Libertarians are affiliated with the Interlibertarians,[10] an international association of libertarian parties and organizations. By strongly defending the market economy with minimal state interference. The party is sometimes and erroneously associated with the new right.[11]
Events
- November 21, 2005: The party's community formed on Orkut, where the founders discussed the idea of creating a libertarian party in Brazil.
- June 20, 2009: LIBER was founded in Belo Horizonte.
- January 19, 2010: The party's Statute and Program was published in the Official Gazette of the Union.
- April 10, 2010: The party held its 2nd National Meeting in Porto Alegre.
- November 11, 2010: The party was issued a CNPJ identification number.
- April 10, 2011: The party held its 3rd National Meeting in Porto Alegre and elected a new national director.
- May 12, 2012: The party held its 4th National Meeting in São Paulo.
- September 10, 2012: The party launched the LIBER500 Campaign.
Ideology
The party promotes economic libertarianism,[2] taking inspiration from Ayn Rand, Murray Rothbard, and Robert Nozick. It supports free-market policies and takes particular ideological inspiration from the writing of Friedrich Hayek, and Ludwig von Mises. The party identifies with the Austrian School.[12]
In an interview with Instituto Pais Melhor, Bernardo Santoro, former president of LIBER, defined libertarianism as a "political philosophy based on the principles of individual sovereignty, non-initiation of aggression and self-ownership. For libertarianism, therefore, man is owner of his body and the result of mixing his work with nature, which results in the creation of a legal system strongly based on private property and an economic system based on free market and free interaction between Individuals."[13]
Registration process
Currently, the party is in the process of collecting signatures for a petition that will be delivered to the Superior Electoral Court. A minimum of 500,000 signatures is required. More than 6,000 people have already signed it.
Directories
Note: The following table is sorted alphabetically from the States.
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| Nacional | City | State | Address | Status |
| Brasília | DF | Active | ||
| São Paulo | SP | Active | ||
| Regional | Salvador | BA | Inactive | |
| Fortaleza | CE | Inactive | ||
| Goiânia | GO | Inactive | ||
| São Luís | MA | Inactive | ||
| Campo Grande | MS | Active | ||
| João Pessoa | PB | Inactive | ||
| Curitiba | PR | Inactive | ||
| Rio de Janeiro | RJ | Inactive | ||
| Natal | RN | Inactive | ||
| Florianópolis | SC | Inactive | ||
| São Paulo | SP | Active | ||
| Aracaju | SE | Active | ||
See also
References
- ^ "New Parties" (in Portuguese). PB Agora. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ a b Partido nascido no Orkut prega o ultraliberalismo
- ^ "DOU 19/01/2010". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ Was what Was Needed"
- ^ Manifestantes protestam contra programa de direitos humanos do governo federal
- ^ José Fucs. Em defesa do ultraliberalismo. Época, Edição 622, 17 de abril de 2010.
- ^ Juliana Cipriani e Alessandra Mello. FHC apoia faxina e CPI, In: 1º Caderno, Estado de Minas. Belo Horizonte, 30 de agosto de 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Grupo político protesta contra modelo de concessões de transporte público
- ^ Em protesto contra a tarifa zero, grupo pede privatização de serviços públicos
- ^ Interlibertarians
- ^ Jovens se organizam e tentam criar legendas da ‘nova direita’
- ^ "Trade and Economics" (in Portuguese).
- ^ "IPM Interview Bernardo Santoro, president of LIBER, party that defends libertarianism" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-07.