Podemos (Brazil)

Not to be confused with National Labour Party (Brazil, 1945–1965).
We Can
Podemos
AbbreviationPODE
PresidentRenata Abreu
Secretary-GeneralLuiz Cláudio França
Vice PresidentEveraldo Pereira
Founded1 May 1995
Split fromBrazilian Labour Party
HeadquartersSHIS QI 9, Conj. 6, Casa 7 – Lago Sul, Brasília, Brazil
Think tankFundação Podemos
Youth wingPodemos Jovem
Women's wingPodemos Mulher
LGBT wingPodemos Diversidade
Black wingPodemos Afro
Membership (2022)404,107[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
Colors  Green
  Blue
SloganTogether we can
TSE Identification Number20 (since 2024)
19 (1995–2024)
Chamber of Deputies
15 / 513
Federal Senate
6 / 81
Website
podemos.org.br

Podemos (PODE; [poˈdemus], lit. 'We can'), previously known as the National Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Trabalhista Nacional, PTN) is a centre-right[6][7] Brazilian political party. Historically labourist and Janist,[8][9][10][11] since 2016 the party shifted its focus to support anti-corruption policies and direct democracy.[12][11]

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".[13][14]

In 2018, the party chose Senator Alvaro Dias as its candidate for the presidency of Brazil.[15][16][17]

In 2018, the Humanist Party of Solidarity merged into Podemos.[18] In 2022, the Social Christian Party announced plans to merge into Podemos.[19] In 2023, the merge was approved by the Superior Electoral Court.[20]

  1. ^ "Filiação Partidária da Eleição - Partido" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cartiha" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Podemos. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ correspondente, Bruna Borges. "Veja como é o novo partido de Alvaro Dias, o Podemos". Gazeta do Povo. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "PODEMOS: Novo partido defende transparência e democracia direta | Mais RO". June 21, 2017.
  5. ^ [3][4]
  6. ^ "Brazil's 'third way' candidates gear up to challenge Bolsonaro". Financial Times. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022. Moro is currently working in the private sector, but his name has been floated as a potential presidential contender for the centre-right Podemos party.
  7. ^ "Sergio Moro all but launches presidential bid for 2022". Brazilian Report. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022. The former anti-corruption judge-turned-politician talked about "fighting for Brazill" and "renewing the country's leadership" as he joined the center-right Podemos party
  8. ^ "Para Celso Pitta, PTN ainda crescerá" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 September 1999. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ Ritto, Cecília (29 September 2012). "Disputas internas são a marca do nanico PTN no Rio". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "História – Podemos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference EstrategiaPode was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Podemos". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  13. ^ Camarotti, Gerson (2017-03-21). "Deputados articulam novo partido para a disputa de 2018". Blog do Camarotti (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  14. ^ Pitombo, João Pedro (2016-11-22). "PTN, que já teve Jânio e Pitta, muda para Podemos, inspirado em Obama". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  15. ^ iG São Paulo (2018-08-04). "Alvaro Dias é oficializado candidato à Presidência pelo Podemos". Último Segundo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  16. ^ Richter, André (2018-08-06). "Thirteen in Brazil's presidential race this year". Agência Brasil. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  17. ^ Adghirni, Samy; Iglesias, Simone Preissler (2018-03-06). "Matchmaking Season Begins in Brazil as Politicians Seek Parties". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  18. ^ "Podemos incorpora PHS e vira terceira maior bancada do Senado". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  19. ^ "Podemos e PSC anunciam fusão; o partido terá 18 deputados e 7 senadores". CartaCapital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  20. ^ "TSE aprova incorporação do Partido Social Cristão pelo Podemos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.