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Christian Democracy (Portuguese: Democracia Cristã, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1995 as the Christian Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata Cristão, PSDC),[5] and was officially registered in 1997.[6] the party is presided by José Maria Eymael, who has competed the presidential elections six times.[7] In 2017, it changed its name to the current one.[8]
The PSDC was established to be a continuation of the Christian Democratic Party, which had merged with the Democratic Social Party to form the Reform Progressive Party in 1993.[5]
| Election | Candidate | Running mate | Colligation | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 1998 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | Josmar Oliveira Alderete (PSDC) | None | 171,831 | 0.25% (#9) | - | - | Lost 
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| 2002 | None* | None | None | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | José Paulo da Silva Neto (PSDC) | None | 63,294 | 0.07% (#6) | - | - | Lost
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| 2010 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | José Paulo da Silva Neto (PSDC) | None | 89,350 | 0.09% (#5) | - | - | Lost
|
| 2014 | José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | Roberto Lopes (PSDC) | None | 61,250 | 0.06% (#9) | - | - | Lost
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| 2018 | José Maria Eymael (DC) | Hélvio Costa (DC) | None | 41,710 | 0.04% (#12) | - | - | Lost
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| 2022 | José Maria Eymael (DC) | João Barbosa Bravo (DC) | None | 16,604 | 0,01 (#11) | - | - | Lost
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| Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup
*DC supported José Serra (PSDB) and Rita Camata (PMDB) in the second round of 2002 general elections. | ||||||||
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate | Role in government | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| 1998 | 62,057 | 0.09% | 0 / 513
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New | 114,573 | 0.19% | 0 / 81
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2002 | 192,546 | 0.22% | 1 / 513
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 1
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29,768 | 0.03% | 0 / 81
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 0
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Independent |
| 2006 | 354,217 | 0.38% | 0 / 513
|
 1
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53,025 | 0.06% | 0 / 81
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0
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2010 | 191,835 | 0.20% | 0 / 513
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0
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73,227 | 0.04% | 0 / 81
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0
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2014 | 509,936 | 0.52% | 2 / 513
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2
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31,011 | 0.03% | 0 / 81
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0
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Independent |
| 2018 | 369,386 | 0.38% | 1 / 513
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1
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154,068 | 0.09% | 0 / 81
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0
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Opposition |
| 2022 | 138,818 | 0.13% | 0 / 513
|
1
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101,722 | 0.10% | 0 / 81
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0
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Extra-parliamentary |
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