Brazilian Labour Renewal Party

"PRTB" redirects here. For the Bolivian party, see Revolutionary Party of the Workers of Bolivia.

Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
Leader	Levy Fidelix
Founded	1994
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
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The Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (Portuguese: Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro, PRTB) is a small right-wing and conservative Brazilian political party.

Overview

It was registered on the Superior Electoral Court on February 18, 1997.^[1]

In 2006 the party gained some electoral importance because of the election of ex-President Fernando Collor de Mello, impeached in 1992, who made his comeback in national politics as a Senator.

References

↑ "ELEIÇÕES 2006 – PRB confirma Alencar como vice e PCB apóia Heloísa Helena" (in Portuguese). Empresa Brasil de Comunicação. June 26, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

Preceded by 27 - CSDP (PSDC)	Numbers of Brazilian Official Political Parties 28 - BLRP (PRTB)	Succeeded by 29 - WCP (PCO)

Political parties in Brazil

Political parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (513 seats)	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (68) Workers' Party (57) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (51) Progressive Party (47) Party of the Republic (40) Social Democratic Party (36) Brazilian Socialist Party (31) Democrats (29) Brazilian Republican Party (22) Democratic Labour Party (19) Brazilian Labour Party (19) Solidarity (14) National Labour Party (13) Communist Party of Brazil (10) Popular Socialist Party (9) Social Christian Party (8) Humanist Party of Solidarity (7) Green Party (7) Republican Party of the Social Order (6) Socialism and Liberty Party (6) Sustainability Network (4) Labour Party of Brazil (3) National Ecologic Party (3) Social Liberal Party (2) Party of the Brazilian Woman (1)

Political parties represented in the Senate of Brazil (81 seats)	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (18) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (11) Workers' Party (11) Brazilian Socialist Party (7) Progressive Party (6) Democrats (4) Party of the Republic (4) Social Democratic Party (4) Brazilian Labour Party (3) Democratic Labour Party (3) Christian Labour Party (1) Popular Socialist Party (1) Communist Party of Brazil (1) Brazilian Republican Party (1) Social Christian Party (1) Green Party (1) Sustainability Network (1)

Political parties not represented in the National Congress of Brazil	Brazilian Communist Party Brazilian Labour Renewal Party Christian Labour Party Christian Social Democratic Party Free Homeland Party National Mobilization New Party Progressive Republican Party Revolutionary Communist Party United Socialist Workers' Party Workers' Cause Party

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