Important Party Leaders
- Leonel Brizola (1922–2004) - The brother-in-law of President João Goulart, Brizola formed the Democratic Labour Party in 1979 in an attempt to reorganize the left-wing of the country after the last military sponsored President João Figueiredo brought an end to the political persecution of the left.
- Darcy Ribeiro - An anthropologist, he is one of the founders of the University of Brasília.
- Jackson Lago - Former mayor of São Luís and governor of Maranhão.
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