The Retirees' National Party of Brazil ( Portuguese: ''Partido Nacional dos Aposentados do Brasil'', PNAB) was a Brazilian

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founded in 1988.

History

The party was founded on July 14, 1988, when it received a provisional registration by the

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(TSE). In the 1988 municipal elections of

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, it launched the candidacy of José Galico, who received 3,723 votes, coming 12th of 14 mayoral candidates. In

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, it joined the Progressive Unity coalition (, PNAB, , ), which supported

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's victorious campaign. On September 11, 1990, the party was legally disbanded, having lost its provisional registration while contesting the

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. It continued to participate unregistered, however, and elected Ivan Albuquerque state deputy for

. At Artur Guedes' ( PDS) request, the TSE annulled all votes to PNAB and removed Ivan from office.

References

{{Brazilian political parties Defunct political parties in Brazil Political parties established in 1988 Political parties disestablished in 1990 1988 establishments in Brazil 1990 disestablishments in Brazil Pensioners' parties