Socialist Workers' Current () is a far-left
Trotskyist
Trotskyism (, ) is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Russian revolutionary and intellectual Leon Trotsky along with some other members of the Left Opposition and the Fourth International. Trotsky described himself as an ...
political organisation in Brazil, created in 1992 by a split of the Socialist Convergence. CST is an active tendency of the
Socialism and Liberty Party
The Socialism and Liberty Party (, ; PSOL ) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic.
The party leader is Paula Coradi and the federal deputies Ivan Valente, Talíria Petrone, Sâmi ...
(PSOL) and the Brazilian section of the International Workers' Unity – Fourth International. CST split from
Worker's Party (PT) when its federal deputy
Babá was expelled from PT, after voting against the pension reform proposed by ex-president
Lula.
Among the largest currents in PSOL, CST is the most leftist tendency.
["O PSOL e os dilemas estratégicos da nova esquerda radical do Brasil"]
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, 2011. Julio Cesar Gonçalves da Silva.
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Socialist Workers' Current (CST-PSOL)International Workers' Unity – Fourth International (IWU-FI)
1992 establishments in Brazil
Factions and associate parties of the Socialism and Liberty Party
Far-left political parties
Far-left politics in Brazil
International Workers' Unity – Fourth International
Organizations established in 1992
Trotskyist organisations in Brazil
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