The Workers' General Party (Portuguese: Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores, PGT) was a minor political party in Brazil, established in 1993 and registered in 1995. It was presided by trade unionist Francisco Canindé Pegado, who had left the leadership of the General Confederation of Workers to found it.[3]
Workers' General Party Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores | |
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| Abbreviation | PGT |
| President | Francisco Canindé Pegado |
| Founded | May 1993[1] |
| Registered | December 29, 1995[2] |
| Dissolved | April 1, 2003 |
| Merged into | Liberal Party |
| Party number | 30 |
The party's best results were achieved in the 2002 general elections, when it supported Anthony Garotinho's candidacy for president and had three of its candidates elected as state deputies.[4]
In 2003, the party was incorporated by the Liberal Party, together with the Social Labour Party,[2] in order to surpass an electoral threshold that would be introduced in 2007.[5]
Election results
editLegislative elections
edit| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| 1998 | 27,825 | 0.04% | 0 / 513
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New | 11,810 | 0.02% | 0 / 81
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New |
| 2002 | 194,686 | 0.22% | 0 / 513
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103,973 | 0.07% | 0 / 81
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0
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| Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup | ||||||||
Presidential elections
edit| Election | Candidate | Running mate | Coalition | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 2002 | Anthony Garotinho (PSB) |
José Antonio Almeida (PSB) |
PSB; PGT; PTC | 15,180,097 | 17.87% (3rd) |
— | Lost 
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| Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Candidato de si mesmo: sindicalista se lança antes de fundar partido". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). No. 49. Rio de Janeiro. May 27, 1993. p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Nomenclatura de partidos políticos do Brasil". Superior Electoral Court (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Souza, Cláudia de (November 5, 1994). "Informe econômico". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). No. 211. Rio de Janeiro. p. 28. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Relatório das eleições 2002 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brasília: Superior Electoral Court. 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "PL se funde com PST e PGT e garante tempo na TV". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). February 11, 2003. Retrieved November 12, 2023.