🇧🇷 Brazil Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇧🇷 Brazil BR / BRA #5

Nomad Score 60.0

Cities 57

Region Union of South American Nations, Latin America, G20, BRICS, Lusophone, Amazon Basin, Digital Nomad Hubs, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, South America, Americas, South America, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency BRL

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Federal presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 35/100

Press Freedom (2025) 63.8/100 #63

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.784

HDI 0.786

Regional Blocs USAN

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Federal presidential republic

Title	Name
President of Brazil	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Vice President of Brazil	Geraldo Alckmin

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 35 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 63.8 / 100

Global Rank #63 / 180

Rank Change +19 vs previous year

RSF Zone Amériques

Political #43 61.5

Economic #66 47.3

Legal #71 66.8

Social #86 61.3

Safety #78 82.1

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.784

Liberal 0.704

Participatory 0.528

Deliberative 0.707

Egalitarian 0.540

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	63.8	63	61.5	47.3	66.8	61.3	82.1
2024	58.6	82	57.9	44.7	66.9	57.1	66.4
2023	58.7	92	55.8	52.6	72.4	76.2	36.3
2022	55.4	110	51.6	37.6	69.7	70.0	47.9
2021	63.8	111	-	-	-	-	76.0
2020	66.0	107	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	67.2	105	-	-	-	-	83.9
2018	68.8	102	-	-	-	-	51.1
2017	66.4	103	-	-	-	-	41.1
2016	67.4	104	-	-	-	-	100.0
2015	68.1	99	-	-	-	-	43.4
2014	66.0	111	-	-	-	-	-
2013	67.3	108	-	-	-	-	-
2012	35.3	99	-	-	-	-	-
2010	16.6	58	-	-	-	-	-
2009	15.9	71	-	-	-	-	-
2008	18.0	82	-	-	-	-	-
2007	25.3	84	-	-	-	-	-
2006	17.2	75	-	-	-	-	-
2005	14.5	63	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index