The 'Brazilian Socialist Party' (''Partido Socialista Brasileiro'' or 'PSB'), is a
political party in
Brazil.
It was founded as the Party of the Democratic Left in
1946 in
Rio de Janeiro, and took its current name on
August 6,
1947.
Miguel Arraes led the party until his
2005 death.
Like all other pre-existing Brazilian political parties, the PSB was dissolved during Brazil's military dictatorship (see
History of Brazil (1964-1985).
The PSB was legally re-recognized as a political party by
Brazilian Electoral Superior Court on
July 1,
1988.
At the
legislative elections, 6 october 2002, the party won 22 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 4 out of 81 seats in the Senate. At the 2006 elections, it won 27 seats in the chamber of deputies and 3 seats in the Senate. It also has 2 state governorships.
External link
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Official web site