The Socialism and Liberty Party is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic.
Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho is a Brazilian nurse,schoolteacher,and politician,member of the political party Rede Sustentabilidade. She is the Brazilian woman to have received the third highest voting in a presidential race,ranking behind Marina Silva and Dilma Rousseff in 2010.
General elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 2010 to elect the president,National Congress and state governors. As no presidential candidate received more than 50% in the first round of voting,a second round was held on 31 October to choose a successor to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT),who was constitutionally ineligible to run for a third term as he has already served two terms after winning the elections in 2002 and being re-elected in 2006.
General elections were held in Brazil on 6 October 2002,with a second round of the presidential election on 27 October. The elections were held in the midst of an economic crisis that began in the second term of the incumbent president,Fernando Henrique Cardoso of the centre-right Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). Due to constitutional term limits,Cardoso was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term.
General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president,National Congress and state governors. As no candidate in the presidential election received more than 50% of the vote in the first round,a runoff round was held on 28 October.
Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar Filho,known as Chico Alencar,is a Brazilian politician,historian,and writer,affiliated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL).
Guilherme Castro Boulos is a Brazilian politician,activist and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST). Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2018,and was PSOL's candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election.
Bruno Covas Lopes was a Brazilian lawyer,economist,and politician who was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and served as the mayor of São Paulo from 2018 until his death in 2021.
Sônia Bone de Souza Silva Santos,usually known as Sônia Guajajara,is a Brazilian indigenous activist,environmentalist,and politician. A member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL),she was initially a candidate for President of Brazil in the 2018 Brazilian general election,before being chosen as the vice presidential running mate of nominee Guilherme Boulos. This made her the first indigenous person to run for a federal executive position in Brazil. In 2022,Guajajara was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time.
Benevenuto Daciolo Fonseca dos Santos,known as Cabo Daciolo,is a Brazilian military firefighter,pastor and politician affiliated to the Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB). In 2014,he was elected federal deputy. He was expelled from the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2015 and later affiliated to the Labour Party of Brazil,Patriota,Podemos (PODE),Liberal Party and the Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB).
The 2020 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo,Brazil,with the first round taking place on 15 November 2020 and the second round taking place on 29 November 2020. Voters voted to elect the Mayor,the Vice Mayor and 55 city councillors for the administration of the city. The result was a 2nd round victory for incumbent Mayor Bruno Covas of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB),winning 3,169,121 votes and a share of 59,38% of the popular vote,defeating political activist Guilherme Boulos of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL),who took 2,168,109 votes and a share of 40.62% of the popular vote.
Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena is a Brazilian lawyer,politician and the current governor of Pernambuco since 2023. Lyra was mayor of Caruaru from 2017 to 2022. A member of a political family,she previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. She is affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) but was a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB).
Popular Unity,also known as Popular Unity for Socialism,is a Brazilian political party founded on 16 June 2016,which had its right to launch candidacies recognized by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on 10 December 2019. As a socialist party,it is connected to homeless workers' movements and defends the nationalization of the banking system,social control of all monopolies,capitalist consortia,and the means of production at-large,as well as rural land reform and collectivization.
Erika Santos Silva,known as Erika Hilton,is a Brazilian politician and activist for black and LGBT rights. Hilton studied teaching and gerontology before entering politics.
Hamilton Moreira de Assis,known as Hamilton Assis,is a Brazilian labor leader,left-wing activist,teacher,and politician from Salvador,Bahia. A former director of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) in Bahia,he has run for office several times as a member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL),most recently in 2018 where he stood as an unsuccessful candidate for the party's presidential nomination. Over the course of his career,Assis has held positions in the Bahia chapters of both PSOL and the Workers' Party (PT).
The 2021 PSDB presidential primary was held on 21 and 27 November 2021 to elect the Brazilian Social Democracy Party presidential nominee.
The 2022 Minas Gerais state elections took place in the state of Minas Gerais,Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a governor,vice governor,one senator,53 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies,and 77 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent governor,Romeu Zema,a member of the New Party,was eligible for a second term,and intended to run for reelection.
Linda Brasil Azevedo Santos is a teacher,LGBT rights activist,and politician who became the first trans woman elected to a parliamentary position in the state of Sergipe,Brazil. She was elected in 2020 as a member of the Socialism and Liberty Party.
The 2022 Pernambuco state elections took place in the state of Pernambuco,Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a governor,vice governor,one senator,25 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies,and 49 Legislative Assembly members. Paulo Câmara,the incumbent governor of Pernambuco,was reelected in the first round in 2018 Pernambuco gubernatorial election,with 1,918,219 votes,the equivalent to 50.70% of the valid votes. He wasn't eligible for a new term,since he ran for governor in 2014 and 2018. In a crowded field,former mayor of Caruaru Raquel Lyra (PSDB) defeated Federal Deputy Marília Arraes (Solidarity) by close to 20 points in the second round. She was inaugurated on 1 January 2023.
The 2022 Bahia state election took place in the state of Bahia,Brazil on 2 October 2022. The elections saw voters choose a Governor and Vice Governor,one Senator,39 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies,and 63 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent Governor,Rui Costa,of the Workers' Party (PT),was not eligible for a third term since he ran for governor in 2014 and 2018. In a significant upset,PT nominee and Secretary of Education Jerônimo led Mayor of Salvador ACM Neto in the first round of elections despite the vast majority of registered opinion polls indicating the leadership or even outright victory of Neto. In the end,Jerônimo obtained 49.45% of valid votes to ACM's 40.8%;less than a percentage point within of winning the election in the first round. Nevertheless,as no candidate obtained a majority of the vote,there will be a second round election on October 30 2022.
