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The Democratic Labour Party (Partido Democrático Trabalhista, PDT) is a populist
Populism

Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the elites." Populism may involve either a philosophy urging social and political system changes and/or a rhetorical style deployed by members of political or social movements competing for advantage within the existing party system....
, social-democratic
Social democracy

Social democracy is a political philosophy of the left-wing politics or centre-left that emerged in the late 19th century from the socialism movement and continues to exert influence worldwide....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 of Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
. It was founded in 1979 by left-wing leader Leonel Brizola
Leonel Brizola

Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1959 to 1962 and served two terms as governor of Rio de Janeiro state ....
 as an attempt to reorganize the Brazilian leftist forces during the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship. It joined the Socialist International
Socialist International

Socialist International is a worldwide organization of Democratic socialism, social democracy and labour party political parties. It was formed in 1951....
 in 1986.

The party is organized in state and municipal directories and also in cooperational social movements, such as the Black Movement, the Labour Woman Association, the Labour Syndicate Union, the Socialist Youth and the Green Labour Movement.






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The Democratic Labour Party (Partido Democrático Trabalhista, PDT) is a populist
Populism

Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the elites." Populism may involve either a philosophy urging social and political system changes and/or a rhetorical style deployed by members of political or social movements competing for advantage within the existing party system....
, social-democratic
Social democracy

Social democracy is a political philosophy of the left-wing politics or centre-left that emerged in the late 19th century from the socialism movement and continues to exert influence worldwide....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 of Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
. It was founded in 1979 by left-wing leader Leonel Brizola
Leonel Brizola

Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1959 to 1962 and served two terms as governor of Rio de Janeiro state ....
 as an attempt to reorganize the Brazilian leftist forces during the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship. It joined the Socialist International
Socialist International

Socialist International is a worldwide organization of Democratic socialism, social democracy and labour party political parties. It was formed in 1951....
 in 1986.

The party is organized in state and municipal directories and also in cooperational social movements, such as the Black Movement, the Labour Woman Association, the Labour Syndicate Union, the Socialist Youth and the Green Labour Movement. Its national directory is composed of over 250 members, while its national executive is composed of 21 members.

The cooperational social movements have their own statutes and nation-wide organization.

The Socialist Youth, founded in 1981, was originally called Labour Youth. Its name had been changed twice: in 1984, to Socialist Labour Youth, and then in 1985 to Socialist Youth. The intention was to support the group that defended the participation of the party in the Socialist International as well as the change of the party's name to Socialist Party. The latter never happened.

The best result of the party in a presidential election was reached by historical leader Leonel Brizola
Leonel Brizola

Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1959 to 1962 and served two terms as governor of Rio de Janeiro state ....
, with 17% of the votes in the first round of the 1989 presidential elections. However, Brizola lost to rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva , known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and current President of Brazil of Brazil and a founding member of the Workers' Party ....
 (Lula) by a margin of 0.5%, stopping him from facing the right-wing candidate, Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Collor de Mello

Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello, Pronunciation. , was president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned to avoid being impeached. He confiscated money from bank accounts from the people and froze their savings accounts....
, in the runoff.

In the legislative elections
Elections in Brazil

Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the President of Brazil – and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people....
 in October 2002, the party won 21 out of the 513 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and 5 out of the 81 seats of the Senate. Its candidate also won the gubernatorial election in Amapá
Amapá

Amap? is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Par?....
. Afterwards, it went into opposition to the federal government led by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

In the local elections
Elections in Brazil

Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the President of Brazil – and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people....
 of October 2004, the party elected 300 mayors, 3252 city councilors, earning 5.5 million votes.

After the political crisis involving the government of Lula, PDT has received the affiliation of several left-wing leaders from the president's party, Workers' Party
Workers' Party (Brazil)

The Workers' Party is a center-left Social democracy political party in Brazil. It is recognized as one of the largest and most important Left-wing politics leadership movements of Latin America....
 (PT), that disagree with the government policies, including the former Minister of Education, Cristovam Buarque
Cristovam Buarque

Cristovam Ricardo Cavalcanti Buarque is a Brazilian politician and university professor, member of Democratic Labour Party . He is married and has two children....
. Cristovam faced president Lula at the first round of the 2006 National Elections, reaching 4th place (with 2.538.834 or 2.64% of the votes). At the legislative elections of October 1, 2006, the party experienced slight gains, winning 24 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The PDT held onto the governorship of Amapá
Amapá

Amap? is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Par?....
, and won a surprising victory in the gubernatorial election in Maranhão
Maranhão

Maranh?o is one of the states of Brazil of Brazil in the north-eastern region. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Neighboring states are Piau?, Tocantins State and Par?....
.

Important party leaders

  • Leonel Brizola
    Leonel Brizola

    Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1959 to 1962 and served two terms as governor of Rio de Janeiro state ....
     (1922-2004) - The brother-in-law of former President
    President of Brazil

    The President of Brazil is both the head of state and head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The presidential system was established in 1889, upon the proclamation of the republic in a military coup d'et?t against the Pedro II of Brazil....
     João Goulart
    João Goulart

    Jo?o Belchior Marques Goulart was a Brazilian politician and the 24th president of Brazil until a 1964 Brazilian coup d'?tat deposed him on March 31, 1964....
    , Brizola formed the Democratic Labour Party in 1979 in an attempt to reorganize the left-wing of the country after the last military sponsored President João Figueiredo brought an end to the political persecution of the left.
  • Darcy Ribeiro
    Darcy Ribeiro

    Darcy Ribeiro was a famous Brazilian anthropologist and politics.He studied for a long time many different Brazilian aboriginal groups, and wrote important works about Brazilian cultures and racial groups....
     - An anthropologist, he is one of the founders of the University of Brasília
    University of Brasília

    The University of Bras?lia , is one of the largest and one of the most prestigious public Federally-sponsored university in Brazil. It is located in the country's capital, Bras?lia....
    .


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