The Workers' Party is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Brazil that is currently the country's ruling party. Some scholars classify its ideology in the 21st century as social democracy,with the party shifting from a broadly socialist ideology in the 1990s. Founded in 1980,PT governed at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties from 1 January 2003 to 31 August 2016. After the 2002 parliamentary election,PT became the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and the largest in the Federal Senate for the first time. With the highest approval rating in the history of the country,President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is PT's most prominent member. Dilma Rousseff,also a member of PT,was elected twice but did not finish her second term due to her impeachment in 2016. The party came back to power with Lula's victory in the 2022 presidential election.
The Democratic Labour Party is a political party in Brazil.
The Socialism and Liberty Party is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic.
Geraldo JoséRodrigues Alckmin Filho is a Brazilian politician who has served as the 26th vice president of Brazil since 1 January 2023. He previously served as the Governor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2006,and then again from 2011 to 2018,the longest term served in that state since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil. He was the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) presidential nominee for the 2018 Brazilian presidential election,when he finished in fourth place,as well for the 2006 Brazilian presidential election,when he came in second place,losing in the runoff to then president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The Independence Party of Minnesota,formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota,is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was the party of former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura (1999–2003).
The 2010 Brazilian gubernatorial elections were held on Sunday,October 3,as part of the country's general election. In these elections,all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District governorships were up for election. When none of the candidates received more than a half of the valid votes in a given state,a run-off was held on October 24,2010 between the two candidates with the most votes. According to the Federal Constitution,Governors are elected directly to a four-year term,with a limit of two terms. Eleven governors were prohibited from seeking re-election.
The Social Democratic Party is a political party in Brazil led by Gilberto Kassab and uniting dissidents from various political parties,especially the Democrats,Brazilian Social Democracy Party and Progressive Party.
The Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote,a second-round runoff election was held on the 26th of October. Incumbent Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão,who was running for his first full term,was forced into the runoff against Marcelo Crivella but ultimately won.
The 55th Legislature of the National Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Brazilian federal government,consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. It met in Brasília from February,1 2015 to January,31 2019. All members of the Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the Senate were elected in the elections of 5 October 2014.
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.
The 2018 São Paulo gubernatorial election occurred on 7 October 2018 and 28 October 2018. Voters elected a Governor,Vice Governor,2 Senators,70 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies,and 94 Legislative Assembly members. The former governor,Márcio França,affiliated to the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) took office with the resignation of Geraldo Alckmin in 6 April 2018,and was eligible for a second term and ran for reelection.
Gubernatorial elections were held in Brazil on 5 October 2014 alongside nationwide general elections,with runoff elections held in several states on 26 October.
Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite is a Brazilian politician and governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. During the state's 2018 election,he won with 53.62% of the vote. Leite was elected governor at 33 years old,becoming the youngest governor in Brazil. In July 2021,Leite came out as gay during an interview for the Brazilian talk show Conversa com Bial,becoming the first openly gay governor in Brazil's history. He was again elected to the governorship of Rio Grande do Sul in the second round of the 2022 gubernatorial election.
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.
João Vicente Fontella Goulart,also known as João Goulart Filho,is a Brazilian philosopher and politician.
Rodrigo Garcia is a Brazilian lawyer,businessman and politician,affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was state deputy elected for three consecutive legislatures,1999–2002,2003–2006 and 2007–2010,and president of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo from 15 March 2005 to 15 March 2007. He had served as Governor of São Paulo from April to December 2022.
Marília Valença Rocha Arraes de Alencar is a Brazilian politician,member of Solidariedade (SD) since 2022. She was a federal deputy for Pernambuco for one term (2019-23).
Jorge Kajuru Reis da Costa Nasser,better known as Jorge Kajuru is a sports journalist,broadcaster,television presenter,businessman and Brazilian politician affiliated with the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB),being a senator for the state of Goiás. Between 2017 and 2019,he was a councilor of Goiânia,being the most voted in the city in the 2016 election.
João Henrique de Andrade Lima Campos is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Recife since 2021. He was first elected as a federal deputy to the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Pernambuco during the 2018 general election as a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He is the son of former government minister and governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos.
General elections will be held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president,vice president,members of the National Congress,the governors,vice governors,and legislative assemblies of all federative units,and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. If no candidate for president—or for governor in some states—received more than half of the valid votes in the first round,a runoff election for these offices will be held on 31 October.
