Socialism in Brazil
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Socialism in Brazil is generally thought to trace back to the first half of the 19th century. There are documents evidencing the diffusion of socialist ideas since then, but these were individual init
German-Brazilian militant Olga Benário Prestes (1908–1942).
João Goulart, President of Brazil from 1961 to 1964.
Workers' Party (Brazil)
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The Workers' Party also known as the Labor Party, is a centre-left political party in Brazil that is currently the country's ruling party. Some scholars classify its ideology in the 21st century as so
Socialism in Brazil
…were once again able to organize freely and stand their own candidates. In January 1979, at the XI Steelworkers Congress, the proposal to launch the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores – PT), a democratic socialist party, was made. Its official foundation would occur a year later at the Catholic school Colégio…
Lula, at the time a Federal Deputy, makes a speech at the 1988 Brazilian Constituent Assembly
Workers' Party regional branch in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Demonstration of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) — Brazil's largest national trade union center — in Brasília. Both CUT and PT share the same origin and both organizations maintain a strong connection
Activists of the Landless Workers' Movement, one of the main social movements linked to the Worker's Party