# Change Brazil

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{{Infobox political party
| name = Change Brazil
| logo = 
| colorcode = #CEE0F2
| president = 
| foundation = 2010
| dissolution = 2018
| website = 
| country = Brazil
| native_name = Muda Brasil
| leader1_title = Leader(s)
| leader1_name = [José Serra](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Serra)<br/>{{small|(2010–2013)}}<br/>[Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves)<br/>{{small|(2013–2017)}}
| ideology = [Catch-all coalition](/source/Big_tent)<br/>[Third Way](/source/Third_Way)<br/>Anti-[Lulism](/source/Lulism)
| position = [Centre](/source/Centrism)
}}

'''Brazil Can Do More''' ({{langx|pt|O Brasil pode mais}}), renamed '''Change Brazil''' ({{langx|pt|Muda Brasil}}) as of 2014, was a [centrist](/source/Centrism) electoral coalition in [Brazil](/source/Brazil) formed around the centrist [Brazilian Social Democracy Party](/source/Brazilian_Social_Democracy_Party) (PSDB) for the [2010 presidential election](/source/2010_Brazilian_presidential_election). It was formed by six parties: PSDB, [Democrats](/source/Democrats_(Brazil)) (DEM), [Brazilian Labour Party](/source/Brazilian_Labour_Party_(current)) (PTB), [Popular Socialist Party](/source/Popular_Socialist_Party_(Brazil)) (PPS), [Party of National Mobilization](/source/Party_of_National_Mobilization) (PMN) and [Labour Party of Brazil](/source/Avante_(political_party)) (PTdoB). Its presidential candidate was former [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)) Governor [José Serra](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Serra) from PSDB and the vice-presidential candidate was [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)) federal deputy [Indio da Costa](/source/Indio_da_Costa) from DEM.

On October 3, Serra was the second most-voted candidate at the presidential election. Because the most voted candidate, [Dilma Rousseff](/source/Dilma_Rousseff), was not able to get 50%+1 of the unspoilt votes, she faced Serra in a run-off on October 31, which Rousseff won.

At the [legislative election](/source/2010_Brazilian_legislative_election), the Brazil Can Do More coalition gained 136 out of 513 seats in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil)),<ref>[http://g1.globo.com/especiais/eleicoes-2010/noticia/2010/10/saiba-nova-composicao-da-camara.html G1 – Saiba a nova composição da Câmara – notícias em Eleições 2010]. G1.globo.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-31.</ref> as well as 25 out of 81 seats in the [Federal Senate](/source/Brazilian_Senate).<ref name="R7">[http://noticias.r7.com/eleicoes-2010/noticias/partidos-aliados-de-dilma-elegem-mais-senadores-que-a-oposicao-20101004.html Partidos aliados de Dilma elegem mais senadores que a oposição] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007204403/http://noticias.r7.com/eleicoes-2010/noticias/partidos-aliados-de-dilma-elegem-mais-senadores-que-a-oposicao-20101004.html# |date=2010-10-07 }}. Noticias.r7.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-31.</ref> This result was an all-time low for the [Lulist](/source/Lulism) opposition. On the other hand, the [center-left](/source/Centre-left_politics) [For Brazil to Keep on Changing](/source/With_the_Strength_of_the_People) coalition, which gathered around Lula's chosen successor Dilma Rousseff, reached an all-time high.

For the [2014 elections](/source/2014_Brazilian_general_election), the alliance changed its name to Change Brazil ({{langx|pt|Muda Brasil}}) and was led by [Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves). The coalition once again lost the election.

In 2017, [Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves) was forced to step down from the coalition leadership after he got involved in a series of corruption scandals including [Operation Car Wash](/source/Operation_Car_Wash).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.oglobo.globo.com/brasil/aecio-neves-se-afasta-da-presidencia-do-psdb-21363158|title=Aécio Neves se afasta da presidência do PSDB|date=19 May 2017}}</ref>

The coalition was dissolved in 2018, with its parties supporting different candidates in the [2018 general election](/source/2018_Brazilian_general_election).

==Composition==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Main ideology
!Leader/s
|-
| {{party color cell|Brazilian Social Democracy Party}}
| [Brazilian Social Democracy Party](/source/Brazilian_Social_Democracy_Party)
| [Third Way](/source/Third_Way)
| [Geraldo Alckmin](/source/Geraldo_Alckmin)
|-
| {{party color cell|Brazilian Labour Party (current)}}
| [Brazilian Labour Party](/source/Brazilian_Labour_Party_(1981))
| [Populism](/source/Populism)
| [Roberto Jefferson](/source/Roberto_Jefferson)
|-
| {{party color cell|Democrats (Brazil)}}
| [Democrats](/source/Democrats_(Brazil))
| [Liberal conservatism](/source/Liberal_conservatism)
| [Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Magalh%C3%A3es_Neto)
|-
| {{party color cell|Solidarity (Brazil)}}
| [Solidariedade](/source/Solidarity_(Brazil))
| [Social democracy](/source/Social_democracy)
| [Paulo Pereira da Silva](/source/Paulo_Pereira_da_Silva)
|-
| {{party color cell|National Labour Party (Brazil)}}
| [National Labour Party](/source/Podemos_(Brazil))
| [Centrism](/source/Centrism)
| [Renata Abreu](/source/Renata_Abreu)
|-
| {{party color cell|Party of National Mobilization}}
| [Party of National Mobilization](/source/National_Mobilization)
| [Populism](/source/Populism)
| Antonio Carlos Bosco Massarollo
|-
| {{party color cell|National Ecologic Party}}
| [National Ecologic Party](/source/Patriota)
| [Christian democracy](/source/Christian_democracy)
| [Adilson Barroso](/source/Adilson_Barroso)
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Labour Party}}
| [Christian Labour Party](/source/Act_(Brazil))
| [Christian democracy](/source/Christian_democracy)
| Daniel Tourinho
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party of Brazil}}
| [Labour Party of Brazil](/source/Avante_(political_party))
| [Centrism](/source/Centrism)
| [Luis Tibé](/source/Luis_Tib%C3%A9)
|}

==Electoral results==
===Presidential elections===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center;
!colspan="5"|[2010](/source/2010_Brazilian_presidential_election)
|-----
! align="center" | Round
! align="center" | Candidate
! align="center" | Running mate
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
|------
| align="left"| 1st
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [José Serra](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Serra)
| rowspan="2"| [Indio da Costa](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Pedro_de_Siqueira_Indio_da_Costa)
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 33,132,283
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 32,61%
|------
| align="left"| 2nd
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 43,711,388
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 43.95%
|}

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center;
!colspan="5"|[2014](/source/2014_Brazilian_presidential_election)
|-----
! align="center" | Round
! align="center" | Candidate
! align="center" | Running mate
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
|------
| align="left"| 1st
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves)
| rowspan="2"| [Aloysio Nunes](/source/Aloysio_Nunes)
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 34,897,211
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 33.55%
|------
| align="left"| 2nd
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 51,041,155
| style="background-color: #CEE0F2" | 48.36%
|}

===Legislative elections===

{| class=wikitable
|-
| colspan=6|[Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil))
|-
! Election year
! # of<br />overall votes
! % of<br />overall vote
! # of<br />overall seats won
! +/–
! Leader
|-
! [2010](/source/2010_Brazilian_legislative_election)
| 27,082,726 (#2)
| 28.0
| {{Composition bar|136|513|hex=#CEE0F2}}
| {{center|–}}
| {{center|[Henrique Eduardo Alves](/source/Henrique_Eduardo_Alves)}}
|-
! [2014](/source/2014_Brazilian_general_election)
| 24,706,769 (#2)
| 25.52
| {{Composition bar|128|513|hex=#CEE0F2}}
| {{center|{{decrease}} 8}}
| {{center|[Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves)}}
|}

{| class=wikitable
|-
| colspan=6|[Federal Senate](/source/Brazilian_Senate)
|-
! Election year
! # of<br />overall votes
! % of<br />overall vote
! # of<br />overall seats won
! +/–
! Leader
|-
! [2010](/source/2010_Brazilian_legislative_election)
| 57,617,892 (#2)
| 33.8
| {{Composition bar|25|81|hex=#CEE0F2}}
| {{center|–}}
| {{center|[Henrique Eduardo Alves](/source/Henrique_Eduardo_Alves)}}
|-
! [2014](/source/2014_Brazilian_general_election)
| 30,729,552 (#2)
| 34.47
| {{Composition bar|19|81|hex=#CEE0F2}}
| {{center|{{decrease}} 6}}
| {{center|[Aécio Neves](/source/A%C3%A9cio_Neves)}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Category:2018 disestablishments in Brazil
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