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WORKERS' PARTY

WORKERS' PARTY

THE WORKERS' PARTY (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) – the Brazilian party, formed in 1980 as a result of the merger of trade unionists, landless workers and other social movements opposing the military dictatorship. The number of party members as of 2020 is approximately 1,534,315 people. The party's headquarters are located in São Paulo. The party received official recognition in 1982. Among the organizers of the party were trade union leader Lula da Silva and national hero Chico Mendes. Lula da Silva was also the first party leader. The party occupies a left position on the party spectrum, its activities are focused on transforming political, social, economic, legal and cultural institutions, on achieving economic growth, sustainable development and social integration, on eliminating social, racial and gender inequality, on building democratic socialism and strengthening national sovereignty. Many party demands in the social sphere and in achieving democracy were taken into account at the state level and were enshrined in Brazil's Constitution of 1988. In 2002, the party leader, Lula da Silva, became President of Brazil and held this position for two terms until 2010. He was succeeded as president by the next Workers’ Party leader, Dilma Rousseff, who had won the presidential elections twice in 2010-2018. In 2018, in the national elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the Workers' Party won 56 seats, representing 10% of the total. Today, PT is the opposition party. Currently, the Workers' Party is a partner party of the United Russia party. The incumbent President of the party is Gleisi Hoffmann, senator from the state of Paraná. The youth wing of the party is the branch "Youth of the Workers' Party" (Juventude do PT). Party’s official website: http://pt.org.br