DEM is the party with the highest number of politicians removed from office for corruption.
However, the ethical discourse did not, in fact, quite fit with the group led by Senator Agripino Maia.
247 - The data is on journalist Fábio Pannunzio's blog (read more). hereOf all Brazilian political parties, none has as many politicians removed from office for corruption as the DEM. Read more:
Based on data released by the Superior Electoral Court, the Movement to Combat Electoral Corruption published a report listing the parties with the highest number of parliamentarians removed from office for corruption since 2000.
The Democrats, with 69 expulsions, account for 9,02% of all politicians expelled during the reporting period, making them the leading party. PMDB, PSDB, PP, and PTB follow closely behind.
Of the parties with representation in the National Congress, one of the few parties that has not had any members removed from office is PSOL, which has been in the political scene for eight years.
See below the ranking of electoral irregularities that resulted in the disqualification of each party.
PARTY NUMBER OF POLITICIANS PERCENTAGE
DEM 69 20,4%
PMDB 66 19,5%
PSDB 58 17,1%
PP 26 7,7%
PTB 24 7,1%
PR 17 5.0%
PT 10 2,9%
PV 1 0,3%