Brazil of Hope

The Brazil of Hope Federation (Portuguese: Federação Brasil da Esperança) or FE Brasil is a federation of Brazilian parties 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]

Brazil of Hope
Brasil da Esperança
AbbreviationFE Brasil
LeaderLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
PresidentGleisi Hoffmann
1st Vice PresidentLuciana Santos
2nd Vice PresidentJosé Luiz Penna
Founded18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)
Registered24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)
Membership (2022)2,402,060 affiliates[1]
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Lulism
Political positionCentre-left to far-left
Party members
Chamber of Deputies
81 / 513
Federal Senate
9 / 81

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.

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). 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). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
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