Brazilian Labour Party | |
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| Leader | Roberto Jefferson |
| Founded | November 3, 1981 |
| Headquarters | SAS, Qd. 1, Bloco M, Ed. Libertas, Loja 101 Brasilia, Brazil |
| Ideology | Social democracy, Third Way, Populism |
| Political position | Centre-left/Centrist |
| Colours | Black, White, & Red |
| TSE Identification Number | 14 |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 22 |
| Seats in the Senate | 4 |
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| http://www.ptb.org.br/ | |
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The Brazilian Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro - PTB) is a center-right political partyinBrazil founded in 1981 by Ivete Vargas, niece of the late President Getúlio Vargas. It claims the legacy of the historical PTB, although many historians reject this due to the fact that the early version of PTB was a center-left party with wide support in the working class.
In 1981, the military dictatorship that had dismatled the historic PTB decided to revoke its legislation which enforced a two-party state. Ivete Vargas, niece of the late Getúlio Vargas, became the president of the party.
Soon thereafter, a center-left wing of PTB, led by Leonel Brizola, a member of the original PTB, broke with Vargas and founded the democratic socialist Democratic Labour Party (PDT). This break ensured that the PTB would abandon leftist politics, ultimately embracing the centre-right politics.
At the legislative elections of October 6, 2002, the party won 26 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 3 out of 81 seats in the Senate.
Nowadays, PTB participates in the coalition of the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and does not field presidential candidates. The party, however, will not support Lula's candidate Dilma Rousseff (herself a former PTB/PDT member), as it has embarked on José Serra's campaign.
| Preceded by | Numbers of Brazilian Official Political Parties 14 - BLP (PTB) |
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