Progressive Party (Brazil, 1993)
Progressive Party Partido Progressista | |
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| Abbreviation | PP |
| President | Alvaro Dias |
| Founded | May 27, 1993 |
| Dissolved | September 24, 1995 |
| Preceded by | Social Labour Party Renovator Labour Party |
| Merged into | Brazilian Progressive Party |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
The Progressive Party (Portuguese: Partido Progressista, PP) was a political party in Brazil founded in 1993 by the Social Labour Party and the Reform Labour Party.[1]
In 1995 the party merged with the Reform Progressive Party into Brazilian Progressive Party.
This new party re-changed its name to the Progressive Party in 2003.
Its first national president was Alvaro Dias, former governor and now senator for Podemos in the state of Paraná, having been a candidate for the government of Paraná in 1994, coming in 2nd place, being defeated by Jaime Lerner
References
- ^ Rapoza, Kenneth. "Brazil's Progressive Party Biggest Recipients Of Oil Kickback Scheme". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-01-16.