Guilherme Boulos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castro and the second or paternal family name is Boulos.

Guilherme Boulos
Boulos in 2024
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2023
ConstituencySão Paulo
Personal details
Born
Guilherme Castro Boulos

(1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 42)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSOL (2018–present)
Domestic partnerNatalia Szermeta (2009–present)
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationSocial activist, professor and writer
Known forHomeless Workers' Movement
Websiteguilhermeboulos.com
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Guilherme Castro Boulos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎɛɾmi ˈkastɾu ˈbowlus]; born 19 June 1982)[1] is a Brazilian politician, activist[2][3][4] and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST).[5][6] Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2018,[7] and was PSOL's candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election.[8]

In 2020 Boulos was the PSOL nominee for mayor of São Paulo in the 2020 election, qualifying for a second round against PSDB candidate Bruno Covas. Covas defeated Boulos in the run-off. In the 2022 elections, Boulos was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from São Paulo, having received the most votes for federal deputy in the state.[9]

As a member of the Homeless Workers' Movement, Boulos became nationally known in 2003, when he participated in an occupation of Volkswagen's land in São Bernardo do Campo.[10] Closely associated with former President Lula da Silva[11] he has been described as an "heir" to Lula, with his physical likeliness to Lula during his youth being widely noted.[12] He was selected by Time for their Time 100 Next list of emerging leaders worldwide for 2021.[13]

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  2. ^ "PSOL lança Guilherme Boulos como pré-candidato à presidência". VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) vem ao Recife na próxima quarta-feira". Folha – PE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ Cícero da Silva, José (1 January 2018). "A militância de Guilherme Boulos à frente do MTST". Jorna GGN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ Robinson, Andy (5 January 2016). "A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ Dip, Andréa (24 February 2017). "O Psicanalista das Massas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ Bezerra, Mirthyani (5 March 2018). "Líderes do PSOL veem aproximação com PT, mas negam "aval" de Lula a Boulos" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  8. ^ "PSOL articula Boulos para Presidência" (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "PL faz maior bancada em São Paulo; candidato do Psol supera 1 milhão de votos - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Lula's 'heir' sets his sights on becoming Brazil's youngest president". the Guardian. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ Antunes de Oliveira, Felipe (9 July 2018). "MR Online | The dilemmas of the Brazilian left". MR Online. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 Time100 Next: Guilherme Boulos". Time. Retrieved 24 February 2021.