do, reformulated to mark its 20th anniversary, reinforces the party’s commitment to democratic socialism and declares that “capitalism is the origin of all oppression”.
Born in 2005 as a result of dissent to the left of the PT, PSOL defends in the text the reversal of economic reforms approved in recent years “that take away rights”, such as labor and social security, in addition to the annulment of the Central Bank’s autonomy.
The party is part of Lula’s base and has two ministers:
In the document, PSOL also highlights the importance of themes such as feminism, anti-racism and anti-LGBTphobia, but states that the focus should remain on a more traditional concept of the left, the class struggle.
“It is essential that these struggles are fought from the perspective of class struggle, avoiding corporatism and fragmentation among the oppressed”, he preaches.
The point currently divides the left, with sectors defending new identity agendas and others preaching a focus on economic issues.
The party also defends the “urgent renewal” of the left’s language, as well as its aesthetics and organizational tools. There is an assessment that the right has gained a lead in these aspects.
it was the emergence of new issues in recent decades, such as the power of big tech, and the rise of others, such as environmental issues. The two themes occupy a large part of the document.
The party also makes a veiled criticism of the PT, citing part of the left that “remains trapped in an outdated economic orthodoxy — both in defending the maintenance of primary fiscal surpluses, under the pretext of gaining the trust of the markets, and in insisting on a developmental model”.
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