Brazil of Hope
Brazil of Hope Brasil da Esperança | |
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| Abbreviation | FE Brasil |
| Leader | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| President | Luciana Santos |
| 1st Vice President | Gleisi Hoffmann |
| 2nd Vice President | José Luiz Penna |
| Founded | 18 April 2022 |
| Registered | 24 May 2022 |
| Membership (2022) | 2,402,060 affiliates[1] |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Lulism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing[A] |
| Party members | |
| Chamber of Deputies | 81 / 513 |
| Federal Senate | 8 / 81 |
^ A: A broad left-wing alliance, it includes some far-left factions. | |
The Brazil of Hope Federation (Portuguese: Federação Brasil da Esperança) or FE Brasil is an electoral and parliamentary group formed by the Workers' Party (PT), Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and Green Party (PV) on 18 April 2022 in preparation for the 2022 general election.[2][3][4]
History
Background
In 2017, the National Congress of Brazil approved a constitutional amendment which abolished legislative coalitions and established an electoral threshold to receive party subsidies.[5] The electoral reform aimed to decrease the effective number of parties in Brazil. After the reform, smaller parties wanted to create a new mechanism to help them win seats, with many proposing single non-transferable vote. In 2021, it was approved the creation of party federations, based on the Broad Front model.[6]
After the federations approved, there began talks to form left-of-center federations, which began official talks to form a federation between the Workers' Party, the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), the Communist Party of Brazil and the Green Party in late 2021.[7] PSOL quickly left the negotiations, preferring to focus on a federation with the Sustainability Network (REDE).[8] Negotiations between PT and PSB got into advanced stages, with a broad majority of PSB politicians wanting to join the PT-lead federation, but PSB withdrew from the federation because of disagreements over São Paulo, especially due to the gubernatorial and mayoral candidates.[9]
Formation
In April 2022, PT, PCdoB and PV approved a federation and subsequently sent it to the Superior Electoral Court.[10] It was approved and the federation was officially formed.
Composition
The federation consists of three (3) political parties:
| Party | Portuguese | Leader | Ideology | Deputies | Senators | |
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Workers' Party | Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) | Gleisi Hoffmann | Lulism | 68 / 513
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8 / 81
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Communist Party of Brazil | Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) | Luciana Santos | Communism | 7 / 513
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0 / 81
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Green Party | Partido Verde (PV) | José Luiz Penna | Green politics | 6 / 513
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0 / 81
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Electoral history
Legislative elections
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate
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Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| 2022 | 15,354,125 | 13.93 | 81 / 513
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New | 13,231,163 | 13.01 | 9 / 81
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New | Coalition |
References
- ^ TSE. "Estatísticas do eleitorado – Eleitores filiados". Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "PT, PC do B e PV aprovam o nome Federação Brasil da Esperança". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "PT, PCdoB e PV registram a Federação Brasil da Esperança". Partido dos Trabalhadores (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "PT, PCdoB e PV formalizam federação partidária "Brasil da Esperança"". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Congresso promulga emenda que extingue coligações em 2020 e cria cláusula de barreira". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Entenda como funciona a federação partidária, novidade da eleição de 2022". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ Lima*', 'Bernardo (2021-12-16). "Federação partidária: PT decide abrir negociação com PSB, PCdoB, PSol e PV". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Rede aprova federação com Psol". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "PSB deixa debate sobre federação com PT". ISTOÉ DINHEIRO (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "PT, PCdoB e PV aprovam federação partidária entre as siglas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-12.