Workers' General Party

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
AbbreviationPGT
PresidentFrancisco Canindé Pegado
FoundedMay 1993 (1993-05)[1]
RegisteredDecember 29, 1995 (1995-12-29)[2]
DissolvedApril 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)
Merged intoLiberal Party
Party number30

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

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Legislative elections

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Election Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
1998 27,825 0.04%
0 / 513
New 11,810 0.02%
0 / 81
New
2002 194,686 0.22%
0 / 513
  0 103,973 0.07%
0 / 81
  0
Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup

Presidential elections

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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  N
Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Nomenclatura de partidos políticos do Brasil". Superior Electoral Court (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Souza, Cláudia de (November 5, 1994). "Informe econômico". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). No. 211. Rio de Janeiro. p. 28. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Relatório das eleições 2002 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brasília: Superior Electoral Court. 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "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.