Solidarity (
Portuguese: ''Solidariedade'', ) is a Brazilian
social-democratic
Social democracy is a social, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, socia ...
political party that uses the
TSE number 77. The party elected 13 deputies and one senator in the
2018 Brazilian general election
General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president, National Congress of Brazil, National Congress and Governor (Brazil), state governors. As no candidate in the presidential election (and for the gubernatorial electi ...
.
In the
2022 Brazilian general election, Solidarity supported the pre-candidacy of
Lula da Silva in the
2022 Brazilian general election under the alliance
Let's go together for Brazil. It remains allied with the
Workers Party & other coalition members.
Following the elections, the party announced plans to merge with the
Republican Party of the Social Order, with PROS joining an enlarged party under the same name. The
Superior Electoral Court
The Superior Electoral Court (, TSE) is the highest body of the Brazilian Election Justice, Brazilian Electoral Justice, which also comprises one Regional Electoral Court (Brazil), Regional Electoral Court (, TRE) in each of the 26 states and th ...
approved the merger on February 14, 2023.
Ideology
The party identifies itself as centre-left and social-democratic. The party has strong links with
Força Sindical
The Força Sindical (FS) is a trade union centre in Brazil. It was formed in 1991 by Luis Antônio Medeiros, a leader from the Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores. It opposes the left-wing radicalism of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores in f ...
, a labour union that historically strongly opposes the
hegemony
Hegemony (, , ) is the political, economic, and military predominance of one State (polity), state over other states, either regional or global.
In Ancient Greece (ca. 8th BC – AD 6th c.), hegemony denoted the politico-military dominance of ...
of
Central Única dos Trabalhadores and other leftist
labour movement
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s in favor of a less ideological and more pragmatic approach, "Sindicalismo de Resultados" (Unionism of Results), which means less ideology and more direct gains for the working class.
The party supports a world-view following
social constructionism
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and
social constructivism
Social constructivism is a sociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated, and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others. Like social constructionism, social constructivism states that ...
.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Legislative elections
See also
*
:Solidariedade politicians
References
2012 establishments in Brazil
Centrist parties
Political parties established in 2012
Social democratic parties in Brazil
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