Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)

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The Democratic Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático Trabalhista, PDT) is a centre-left political party in Brazil. It defends laborist, democratic socialist, social-democratic and nationalist ideologies. The Democratic Labour Party (PDT) was founded in 1979 during the redemocratization in Brazil at the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship by Leonel Brizola as a successor of the original Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), continuing the legacy of João Goulart and Getúlio Vargas, while also incorporating and syncretizing elements of European social-democracy he encountered during his exile. However, Brizola was unable to use the name Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), as the military government awarded it to a rival group led by Ivete Vargas, and he established the PDT instead, officially registered in 1980. After Brizola's death in 2004, the party has been led by Carlos Lupi. Ciro Gomes joined the party in 2015, becoming its main national figure and presidential candidate in 2018 and...

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