Extinct toucan? PSDB considers retiring mascot or number 45 after merger with Podemos

Discussions will extend to the national legend convention, which will take place in June. The leadership of the PSDB and its members will enter into a series of discussions in the coming months to define changes in the name, mascot and number of the party, after the merger with Podemos. According to party leaders, the legend will have to choose between the permanence of one of the two main symbols of the PSDB: the toucan or the urn number 45. Ex…

The Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) unanimously approved, this Tuesday, the 29th, the convening of a National Convention that will pave the way for the merger with Podemos. The deliberation was conducted by the National Executive of the acronym, under the leadership of its national president, Marconi Perillo. + Read more news about Politics in the West. The measure represents a milestone in the process of internal reorganization of the P…

Podemos said it received the decision of the PSDB with “enthusiasm” and reaffirmed its “commitment to building this convergence”.

In conversation with toucans after the approval of the merger of the captions, deputies from Podemos expressed doubts about the advisability of having their own candidacy for the presidency in 2026 - in this case, that of the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite. Read more (04/29/2025)

The PSDB national executive decided, unanimously, by merger with the Podemos, a movement that still needs to be confirmed in the conventions of the two parties — the Tucans are scheduled for June 5th. The aim of this union, according to the Tucanato, is to establish a “democratic alternative” that distances from the political extremes, creating a new status that one of the two proposals. The PSDB seeks to recover its relevance in the political s…

National Acronym Convention is scheduled for June 5