Brazilian Communist Party (1992)

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Partido Comunista Brasileiro




President	Zuleide Faria de Melo

Founded	1992
Headquarters	Rua das Marrecas, 27, 3º andar, Centro Rio de Janeiro

Political Ideology	Marxism-Leninism
International Affiliation	none
Colours	red
TSE Identification Number	21

Website	www.pcb.org.br

See also	Politics of Brazil Political parties Elections

Brazilian Communist Party (in Portuguese, Partido Comunista Brasileiro) is a political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1992 by a minority grouping within the original Brazilian Communist Party which in its tenth congress decided to abandon communism and take the name 'Popular Socialist Party'. The refounded PCB affirmed its commitment to marxism-leninism.

PCB is much smaller than the Communist Party of Brazil and lacks parliamentary representation of its own.

The youth wing of PCB is known as Young Communist League.

In 2006, the PCB agreed on a nationwide alliance with two other left-wing parties, P-SOL and PSTU. Putting aside some significant ideological differences, the three parties built a common agenda to try to break the polarity between presidential candidates Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB). The coalition also extended to gubernatorial and parliament elections to take place at the same time all over the country.