Orienting Labour Party

The Orienting Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Orientador Trabalhista, POT) was a political party in Brazil.^[1] It supported Cristiano Machado to the presidency of Brazil in the 1950 general elections.^[2][3] Owing to unimpressive results, its registration was revoked by the Superior Electoral Court in 1951.^[4]

Orienting Labour Party Partido Orientador Trabalhista
Leader	Waldemar Pinto Peixoto
Founded	16 June 1945
Dissolved	12 October 1951
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Election results

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Running mate	Colligation	First round		Second round		Result
				Votes	%	Votes	%
1950	Cristiano Machado (PSD)	None	PSD; PR; POT; PST	1.697.173	21,49% (#3)	-	-	Lost N
	None	Altino Arantes (PSD)	PSD; PR; POT	1.649.309	23,40% (#3)	-	-	Lost N

Parliamentary elections

Election	Chamber of Deputies				Senate				Notes
	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
1950	19.384	0,25%	0 / 304		19.479	0,24%	0 / 22		[5][6]