Brazil

Workers' Party

Democratic socialism, left populism

Founded by trade unionists and social movements. In government it expanded conditional cash transfers and the minimum wage, widened access to higher education, and made protection of the Amazon a central commitment.

Founded: 1980
Positions as of: 2022 government programme
Last verified: 2026-08-21

What does it believe?

Wealth and inequality
Conditional cash transfer programmes covering tens of millions of households, alongside real minimum wage increases.

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

RedistributionMarket outcomes

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

Active stateLimited state

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

Collective orderIndividual freedom

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

ContinuityReform

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

InternationalistNationalist

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

Production firstProtection first

Evidence: Well documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

Government programme · Partido dos Trabalhadores · 2022

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