Freedom, Socialism and Revolution ( pt, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução) is 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 rev ...

political organisation 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 ...

, created in 2009 by the fusion of ''Socialismo Revolucionário'' (Revolutionary Socialism) and ''Colectivo Liberdade Socialista'' (Socialist Liberty Collective). LSR is an active tendency of the

Socialism and Liberty Party The Socialism and Liberty Party ( pt-BR, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade , PSOL ) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic. The party leader is Juliano Medeiros and the federal deputies I ...

(PSOL) and the Brazilian section of

International Socialist Alternative International Socialist Alternative is an international association of Trotskyist political parties. The group was founded in 1974 as the Committee for a Workers' International, by supporters of Militant from 12 countries. In August 2019, a f ...

(formerly the

Committee for a Workers' International The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) was an international association of Trotskyist political parties. Today, two groups claim to be the continuation of the CWI. History Founding The origins of the CWI can be traced to a group of ...

).CWI in Brazil
- retrieved 06/11/12 LSR members are active on several fronts, including schools, factories, non-industrial workplaces, and neighbourhoods, organizing against government abuses. They are active in the mass organizations of the working class and the youth, in the

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

s, in the Conlutas union confederation, workplace associations, student unions and school entities, defending the unification of struggles and linking immediate demands and struggles with the general struggle against

capitalism Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for Profit (economics), profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, pric ...

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Freedom, Socialism and RevolutionCommittee for a Workers' International
2009 establishments in Brazil Far-left politics in Brazil Organizations established in 2009 International Socialist Alternative Socialism and Liberty Party Trotskyist organisations in Brazil Far-left political parties {{brazil-party-stub