The Popular Representation Party ( pt, Partido de Representação Popular, PRP) was a political party in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The PRP was founded by
Plínio Salgado
Plínio Salgado (; January 22, 1895 – December 8, 1975) was a Brazilian politician, writer, journalist, and theologian. He founded and led Brazilian Integralist Action, a political party inspired by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.
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on 26 September 1945. He reassembled the former members of the
Brazilian Integralism
Brazilian Integralism ( pt, integralismo) was a political movement in Brazil, created in October 1932. Founded and led by Plínio Salgado, a literary figure who was somewhat famous for his participation in the 1922 Modern Art Week. The movement ...
, and was ideologically aligned with the nationalist right. It always obtained representation in the
Brazilian Congress
The National Congress of Brazil ( pt, Congresso Nacional do Brasil) is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government. Unlike the state legislative assemblies and municipal chambers, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Sena ...
and had a greater presence in the south. Salgado ran for
President of Brazil
The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...
in the
1955 election, won by
Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...
. He won around 8% of the vote.
Like all parties of that era, it was abolished by the military regime shortly after the coup of 1964. Most of its members joined the party of the military junta, the
ARENA
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.
References
Political history of Brazil
Conservative parties in Brazil
Political parties established in 1945
1945 establishments in Brazil
Political parties disestablished in 1965
1965 disestablishments in Brazil
Defunct political parties in Brazil
Right-wing populist parties
Far-right political parties
Far-right political parties in Brazil
Fascist parties
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