How it is governed

Brazil on the 12 axes

CLPGGlobal CommonerShared wealth, personal freedom, open borders of the mind.

Brazil is CLPG, the Global Commoner, and one of the less extreme profiles in the set. Its strongest leans are Local Structure (-0.95), Democratic Authority (-0.75) and Embrace on Technology (-0.70). The Local score comes from a federation with a strong elected regional governments index of 0.94 (2025). Democratic is supported by judicial constraints on the executive of 0.95 (2025). Markets sits at the centre at +0.05, while Ownership leans only slightly Public at -0.15. Government spending is 47% of GDP (IMF, 2025), yet health spending is 4.3% of GDP (2023).

South Africa is the closest match at 86%, and Argentina follows at 84%. Brazil and Argentina are both federations, but Brazil allows abortion only on narrow grounds while Argentina allows it on request. Check which politicians and historical figures sit closest to Brazil's institutions, or take the test to see your own closeness.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10

Axis by axis

Where Brazil sits

01Ownership-15
PublicPrivate
02Markets+5
PlannedFree
03Welfare-25
SharedSelf-reliant
04Authority-75
DemocraticStrong leader
05Security-15
LibertyOrder
06Structure-95
LocalCentral
07Morality-15
ProgressiveTraditional
08Religion-35
SecularReligious
09Technology-70
EmbraceCaution
10Culture-35
MulticulturalNational identity
11Trade+35
GlobalProtected
12Foreign policy-65
CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

People

Who is closest to how Brazil is governed?

Each percentage compares a person's documented positions with the country's current profile, on the axes both have on record. A high score means their views match the status quo. A low one means they would change more.

Current politicians

Historical figures

Match-ups

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Brazil: questions

What is Brazil's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Brazil comes out as CLPG (Global Commoner). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which politician is closest to how Brazil is governed?

Of the current politicians profiled here, Renan Calheiros sits closest to Brazil's policy profile, at 91% on the axes both have on record. Closeness compares documented positions with current laws; it is not a measure of popularity or success.

Which countries are governed most like Brazil?

On the 12 axes, South Africa is closest at 86%, followed by Argentina at 84%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.