Brazilian Labour Party

Brazilian Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro - PTB) may refer to two different political parties in Brazil:

  • Brazilian Labour Party (historical), a center-left party founded by supporters of Getúlio Vargas and dismantled after the 1964 military-led coup d'état
  • Brazilian Labour Party (current), a center-right party founded, in the period of redemocratization, the return to democratic rule after 1988

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