Free Fatherland Party (Brazil)
Free Fatherland Party Partido Pátria Livre | |
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| File:Logotipo PPL.jpg | |
| President | Sérgio Rubens de Araújo Torres |
| Founded | April 21, 2009 |
| Split from | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party |
| Headquarters | SCS Q1 BL L 17, Edificio Márcia, 11° andar, sala 1114, Brasília |
| Membership | 39,513[1] |
| Ideology | Scientific socialism Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | International Communist Seminar Foro de São Paulo |
| Colours | Green, yellow and red |
| TSE Identification Number | 54 |
| Website | |
| Partidopatrialivre.org.br | |
The Free Fatherland Party (Portuguese: Partido Pátria Livre, PPL) is a far-left political party in Brazil. Founded on April 21, 2009 by members of the Revolutionary Movement 8th October (MR-8),[2] it advocates the scientific socialism.[3] Its symbols are a green and yellow flag with a five-pointed red star and the inscription "Pátria Livre". PPL's identification number, as determined by the Supreme Electoral Court, is 54.[4]
History
PPL was founded mainly by members of the Revolutionary Movement 8th October (MR-8), who were joined by union leaders (linked to the Central Geral dos Trabalhadores do Brasil national trade union center),[5] student movement activists and feminists.[3] MR-8 was founded on 1964 from a split in the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB),[3] under the name Dissidence of Rio de Janeiro (DI-RJ).[6] A Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group, it promoted armed actions against the military dictatorship and advocated the establishment of a Communist regime in the country.[3] Later, DI-RJ became MR-8 in order to pay a tribute to Che Guevara, which was captured by the CIA in Bolivia on October 8, 1967.[3] Under the new name, the group performed its most notable action: the kidnapping of U.S. Ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick,[2] turned into the 1997 film Four Days in September by Bruno Barreto.
Since the beginning of the democratization process, MR-8 was active inside the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), being an arm of quercismo in the social movements.[3] In 2008, after considering a merger with the Workers' Party (PT), members of MR-8 decided to create a new political party.[3] The founding act of PPL happened on April 21, 2009 and was attended by hundreds of members of PMDB, as well as several representatives of left-leaning parties, such as PT, PCdoB, PSB, PDT, PCB and the Communist Party of Bolivia.[3] On October 3, 2011, judges of the Supreme Electoral Court unanimously granted the request for PPL's creation, making it the 29th legal political party in Brazil.[3]
Ideology
The political project of PPL is to deepen the course followed by the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration.[3] To this end, it lists five basic objectives: the strengthening of the internal market, in order to generate more jobs; the reduction of the basic interest rate; the technological development of the country; the accomplishment of full economy; and the ensuring of good public health and education for all.[3] According to press reports, the party intends to take part in the ruling coalition led by President Dilma Rousseff.[5]
References
- ^ http://inter04.tse.jus.br/ords/dwtse/f?p=2001:104:::NO:::
- ^ a b "Justiça Eleitoral aceita a criação do 29º partido político". Folha Online. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Thomaz, Paula. "Em 2012, mais uma opção de partido". CartaCapital. October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Partido Pátria Livre apresenta pedido de registro no TSE". Agência TSE. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Herdeiros do MR-8 pedem registro de novo partido ao TSE". O Globo. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Barbosa da Silva, Sandra Regina. "Ousar lutar, ousar vencer:histórias da luta armada em Salvador (1969-1971)" (PDF). Universidade Federal da Bahia. Retrieved June 20, 2011.