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Fernando Haddad

Role
Brazilian finance minister
Lived
1963–
Country of activity
Brazil Brazil
Strongest axis
Multiculturalist 83%

Fernando Haddad is a Brazilian Workers' Party politician who was mayor of São Paulo, education minister, and the party's 2018 presidential candidate. He served as finance minister from 2023 until March 2026, when he resigned to run for São Paulo governor.

In the 12 Axes register, Fernando Haddad leans hardest on Assimilationist – Multiculturalist: Multiculturalist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.

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The twelve axes

Where Fernando Haddad sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.

Government

FederalUnitary

Centrist

Works within Brazilian federalism

Democratic 68%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Elected mayor of São Paulo in 2012

SecurityFreedom 68%

Liberal

Supports democratic institutions

Diplomacy

Internationalism 68%Nationalism

Cooperation

Backs multilateralism and Mercosur under Lula

MilitaristPacifist 68%

Non-Aggressive

Prefers diplomacy and trade over military action

AssimilationistMulticulturalist 83%

Multiculturalist

Implemented ProUni scholarships with quotas for Black and Indigenous students

Economy

Collectivize 68%Privatize

Social Democratic

Ran Workers' Party campaign for social programs

Planned 68%Markets

Regulationism

Led 2023 tax reform and a fiscal framework

IsolationismGlobalism

Moderate

Backs trade deals alongside industrial policy

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Moderate

Secular style of governance

Progressive 68%Traditional

Progressive

Progressive on inclusion and education

AccelerationBioconservative

Neutral

No distinct position on technology

What stands out

Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.

Most distinctive axis

Assimilationist – Multiculturalist

On Assimilationist – Multiculturalist, Fernando Haddad is at Multiculturalist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.

Most ordinary axis

Democratic – Autocratic

On Democratic – Autocratic, Fernando Haddad is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.

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Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.

Sources and image credit

Portrait: Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

About these positions

The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].