Party of Popular Representation
The Party of Popular Representation (Portuguese: Partido de Representação Popular, PRP) was a political party in Brazil. The PRP was founded by Plínio Salgado on September 26, 1945. He reassembled the former members of the Brazilian Integralism, and was ideologically aligned with the nationalist right. It always obtained representation in the Brazilian Congress and had a greater presence in the south. Salgado ran for President of Brazil in the 1955 election, won by Juscelino Kubitschek. He won around 8% of the vote.
Party of Popular Representation Partido de Representação Popular | |
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President | Plínio Salgado |
Founded | 1945 |
Banned | 1965 |
Preceded by | Brazilian Integralist Action |
Merged into | National Renewal Alliance |
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
Ideology | Brazilian nationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism Brazilian Integralism |
Political position | Right-wing to Far-right[1] |
Colours | Orange |
Like all parties of that era, it was abolished by the military regime in 1965. Most of its members joined the party of the military junta, the ARENA.
References
- "Eleições 2014: direita política se populariza no Brasil". diap.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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