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The Crisis In Brazil's Worker's Party

August 31, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities | History

The Crisis In Brazil's Worker's Party

Historian Daryle Williams on post-impeachment politics and the future of the Brazilian left.

Historian and Brazil expert Daryle Williams spoke with the French global news service, France 24, about Brazilian politics and the future of Brazil's Worker's Party (PT) in the wake of Dilma Rousseff's presidential impeachment.

“A lot of PT officials have left or have been expelled from the party as a result of the impeachment process,” Williams explained, saying some are seeking to salvage their posts at the local level by switching to rival political camps. “That will be very present in this election cycle and may even carry into the presidential elections.”

Read the full article at France 24.

Image: Andressa Anholete, AFP via France 24 | People protest against Brazilian acting president Michel Temer with national and Workers' Party (PT) flags in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on May 15, 2016.