Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
Democratic Labour Party Partido Democrático Trabalhista President Carlos Lupi Founded 17 June 1979 ( 1979-06-17 ) Headquarters Rua Sete de Setembro, 141, 4º andar , Centro, Rio de Janeiro Membership 1,250,777 [1] Ideology Social democracy [2] Labourism [2] Populism [ citation needed ] Left-wing nationalism [ citation needed ] Political position Centre-left [2] International affiliation Socialist International, Foro de São Paulo Colours Red, White, Blue TSE Identification Number 12 Seats in the Chamber of Deputies 19 / 513 Seats in the Senate 3 / 81 Party flag Website www.pdt.org.br Politics of Brazil Political parties Elections The Democratic Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático Trabalhista , PDT) is a social democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1979 by left-wing leader Leonel Brizola as an attempt to reorganize the Brazilian leftist forces during the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship. Many of its members, including Brizola, had been active in the...