Brazilian Communist Party

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The Brazilian Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Brasileiro, PCB), originally the Communist Party of Brazil (Partido Comunista do Brasil), is a Marxist-Leninist party in Brazil, founded on 25 March 1922. Arguably the oldest active political party in Brazil, it played an important role in the country's 20th-century history despite the relatively small number of members. During the First Brazilian Republic era, the party opposed the ruling political order. Although the PCB was founded after the end of the tenentism movement, its most prominent leader, Luís Carlos Prestes, had previously led the Coluna Prestes (a rebel army which marched throughout the country) and later joined the party, becoming one of its leading figures. The PCB supported the Revolution of 1930 before later becoming an opponent of the Vargas government. The party was outlawed during the Estado Novo (1937–1945), briefly returned to legality after the dictatorship's fall, and was banned again in 1947, remaining...

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