The Sustainability Network ( pt, Rede Sustentabilidade, REDE) is an

environmentalist An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that s ...

Brazilian political party founded in 2013 by Marina Silva, a Brazilian politician from

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. The party formed a strategic alliance with the

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for the 2014 Brazilian general election, until its registration as an independent political party was approved in 2015. The Sustainability Network has 19,090 members as of January 2017. For the Brazilian general election of 2018 REDE formed with the

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the coalition ''United to transform Brazil'', in support of Marina Silva. In the 2022 Brazilian general election REDE formed a coalition with other leftist parties for the pre-candidacy of

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Par ...

with the coalition Let's go together for Brazil.

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