Brazil of Hope

Brazil of Hope
Brasil da Esperança
AbbreviationFE Brasil
LeaderLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
PresidentLuciana Santos
1st Vice PresidentGleisi Hoffmann
2nd Vice PresidentJosé Luiz Penna
Founded18 April 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-18)
Registered24 May 2022; 2 years ago (2022-05-24)
Membership (2022)2,402,060 affiliates[1]
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Lulism
Social democracy
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing[A]
Party members
Chamber of Deputies
81 / 513
Federal Senate
8 / 81
^ A: A broad left-wing alliance, it includes some far-left factions.

The Brazil of Hope Federation (Portuguese: Federação Brasil da Esperança) or FE Brasil is an electoral and parliamentary group formed by the Workers' Party (PT), Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and Green Party (PV) on 18 April 2022 in preparation for the 2022 general election.[2][3][4]

History

Background

In 2017, the National Congress of Brazil approved a constitutional amendment which abolished legislative coalitions and established an electoral threshold to receive party subsidies.[5] The electoral reform aimed to decrease the effective number of parties in Brazil. After the reform, smaller parties wanted to create a new mechanism to help them win seats, with many proposing single non-transferable vote. In 2021, it was approved the creation of party federations, based on the Broad Front model.[6]

After the federations approved, there began talks to form left-of-center federations, which began official talks to form a federation between the Workers' Party, the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), the Communist Party of Brazil and the Green Party in late 2021.[7] PSOL quickly left the negotiations, preferring to focus on a federation with the Sustainability Network (REDE).[8] Negotiations between PT and PSB got into advanced stages, with a broad majority of PSB politicians wanting to join the PT-lead federation, but PSB withdrew from the federation because of disagreements over São Paulo, especially due to the gubernatorial and mayoral candidates.[9]

Formation

In April 2022, PT, PCdoB and PV approved a federation and subsequently sent it to the Superior Electoral Court.[10] It was approved and the federation was officially formed.[11]

Composition

The federation consists of three (3) political parties:

Party Portuguese Leader Ideology Deputies Senators
Workers' Party Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) Gleisi Hoffmann Lulism
68 / 513
8 / 81
Communist Party of Brazil Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) Luciana Santos Communism
7 / 513
0 / 81
Green Party Partido Verde (PV) José Luiz Penna Green politics
6 / 513
0 / 81

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate Status
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
2022 15,354,125 13.93
81 / 513
 New 13,231,163 13.01
9 / 81
 New Coalition

References

  1. ^ TSE. "Estatísticas do eleitorado – Eleitores filiados". Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "PT, PC do B e PV aprovam o nome Federação Brasil da Esperança". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. ^ "PT, PCdoB e PV registram a Federação Brasil da Esperança". Partido dos Trabalhadores (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. ^ "PT, PCdoB e PV formalizam federação partidária "Brasil da Esperança"". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. ^ "Congresso promulga emenda que extingue coligações em 2020 e cria cláusula de barreira". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  6. ^ "Entenda como funciona a federação partidária, novidade da eleição de 2022". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  7. ^ Lima*', 'Bernardo (2021-12-16). "Federação partidária: PT decide abrir negociação com PSB, PCdoB, PSol e PV". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. ^ "Rede aprova federação com Psol". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  9. ^ "PSB deixa debate sobre federação com PT". ISTOÉ DINHEIRO (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  10. ^ "PT, PCdoB e PV aprovam federação partidária entre as siglas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  11. ^ "Licenças e Certificações".