Workers' Party Partido dos Trabalhadores | |
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Abbreviation | PT |
Founded | 10 February 1980 |
Legalised | 11 February 1982 |
Headquarters | São Paulo and Brasília |
Newspaper | Focus Brasil |
Think tank | Fundação Perseu Abramo |
Youth wing | Juventude do PT |
Membership (2024) | 1,604,168[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy Left-wing populism |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum COPPPAL |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
Colors | Red |
TSE identification number | 13 |
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The Workers' Party (Portuguese: Partido dos Trabalhadores; abbreviated PT) is a center-left[2][3] to left-wing[4][5] Brazilian political party. Founded in 10 February 1980, it is one of the largest and most important left-leaning movements in Latin America.[6] In 2022, the party had 1,602,361 members,[7] being the second largest political party in Brazil, only behind the Brazilian Democratic Movement. Along with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), its historical opponent, PT was the largest party that emerged from the fight for democratization of Brazil during the military dictatorship.
Historically democratic socialist,[8] since the 2000s the party follows social-democratic principles[9] and maintains a populist stance centered on Lula's image (something called "Lulism").[9][10][11] Internally, it has Cristian left, socialist, and Third Way factions. Its support mainly comes from lower-class workers, civil servants, Catholics, and artists. Its members and sympathizers are colloquially called "petistas".
In 2003, with Lula becoming President, the party began to command the Brazilian Executive for the first time. Lula was re-elected in 2006, finishing his term as the best approved President of all time, with a world record of 87% approval.[12] He was succeeded by Dilma Rousseff in 2011.
Dilma was re-elected in 2014 by a narrow margin[13] despite the party's unpopularity caused by an economic crises and corruption scandals. She left the presidency in August 2016, after a request for impeachment was approved by the National Congress due to budget operations not foreseen in legislation during her administration.[14] In 2022, Lula was elected to a third term, becoming the first Brazilian President to win an election three times.[15]
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