Brazilian Labour Party (1945)

Brazilian Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro
LeaderGetúlio Vargas (1945–1954)
João Goulart (1954–1965)
FounderGetúlio Vargas
FoundedMay 15, 1945
BannedOctober 27, 1965
Merged intoBrazilian Democratic Movement
Succeeded byBrazilian Labour Party (de jure)
Democratic Labour Party (de facto)
IdeologyPopulism
Corporatism
Labourism
Developmentalism
Getulism
Brazilian nationalism
Protectionism
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursBlack, White, & Red

The Brazilian Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, PTB) was a populist political party in Brazil founded in 1945 by supporters of President Getúlio Vargas. It was dismantled by the Institutional Act Number Two in 1965 during the military dictatorship in Brazil.