The Workers Revolutionary Party ( pt, Partido Revolucionário dos Trabalhadores) was a left-wing

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. It was founded on January 31, 1975. The party had a

Trotskyist Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a ...

orientation, following the line known as ''"morenista"'' after

Nahuel Moreno Nahuel Moreno (real name Hugo Miguel Bressano Capacete; April 24, 1924 – January 25, 1987) was a Trotskyism, Trotskyist leader from Argentina. Moreno was active in the Trotskyist movement from 1942 until his death. Biography 1950s–1960s Durin ...

. PRT published ''Combate Socialista''.Partido Revolucionário dos Trabalhadores - Comissão Nacional de Eleições
/ref> PRT was in sympathy with, but not affiliated to, the

reunified Fourth International The Fourth International (FI), founded in 1938, is a Trotskyist international. In 1963, following a ten-year schism, the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat and the International C ...

. In 1978 PRT merged into the Revolutionary Socialist Party, which eventually became part of the Left Bloc.

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{{Authority control Trotskyist organisations in Portugal Fourth International (post-reunification) Defunct communist parties in Portugal Political parties established in 1975 1975 establishments in Portugal Political parties disestablished in 1978 1978 disestablishments in Portugal

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