Podemos (Brazil)
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Podemos (PODE; [poˈdemus], lit. 'We can'), previously known as the National Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Trabalhista Nacional, PTN) is a centre-right Brazilian political party. Historically labourist and Janist,[7][8][9][10] since 2016 the party shifted its focus to support anti-corruption policies and direct democracy.[11][10]
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Abbreviation | PODE |
President | Renata Abreu |
Secretary-General | Luiz Cláudio França |
Vice President | Everaldo Pereira |
Founded | 1 May 1995 |
Merger of | Humanist Party of Solidarity Social Christian Party |
Split from | Brazilian Labour Party |
Headquarters | SHIS QI 9, Conj. 6, Casa 7 - Lago Sul, Brasília, Brazil |
Think tank | Fundação Podemos |
Youth wing | Podemos Jovem |
Women's wing | Podemos Mulher |
LGBT wing | Podemos Diversidade |
Black wing | Podemos Afro |
Membership (2022) | 404,107[1] |
Ideology | Liberal conservatism[2] Anti-corruption[2] Direct democracy[3][4] |
Political position | Centre-right[5][6] |
Colors | Green Blue |
Slogan | "Together we can" |
TSE Identification Number | 20 (since 2024) 19 (1995-2024) |
Chamber of Deputies | 15 / 513 |
Federal Senate | 6 / 81 |
Website | |
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Led by the Abreu family (José Masci de Abreu, Dorival de Abreu, and Renata Abreu) since its foundation in 1995, the PTN changed its name to Podemos in 2016. The party claims that the inspiration for its name was the slogan of Barack Obama's campaign "Yes, we can".[12][13]
In 2018, the party chose Senator Alvaro Dias as its candidate for the presidency of Brazil.[14][15][16]
In 2018, it merged with the Humanist Party of Solidarity.[17] In 2022, it announced plans to merge with the Social Christian Party.[18] In 2023, the merge was approved by the Superior Electoral Court.[19]