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Brazil's current president, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is one of its founders, and the most famous member of the party at the present time. Also Mr. Luis Inácio Lula da Silva is one of the founders of Foro de São Paulo, an organization guided by PT.
The color of the party is red and its symbol is a red star with the label "PT" inside it. The flag is red with a white star with the label "PT" in red.
There are about thirty tendencies within the PT, ranging from the center-left group that Lula is a part of to Trotskyites, Marxists and Christian socialists. Its members are known as petistas, from the Portuguese acronym "PT". The party is recognized by some people as one of the most important left parties of Latin America.
The Workers' Party members claim they represent the interests of the workers in politics.
There are people who criticize the Workers' Party saying some of its ideas, influencied by marxism, are contrary to democracy.
After 1990 the Worker's Party has grown in popularity, winning elections in many important cities, like São Paulo and Porto Alegre, and states like Rio Grande do Sul. However, the most important event was the victory of its President candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2002, succeeding President Fernando Henrique CardosoFernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931) was the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he has lived in Sao Paulo most of his life. Cardoso is married (wife Ruth Cardoso) and h of PSDB.
Some known members of the Worker's Party are: José Dirceu, José Genoino(Party President), Luis Inácio Lula da Silva(Brazil's President), Luiz Gushiken, Antônio Palocci Filho, Marta Suplicy, Eduardo Suplicy, Olívio Dutra, Aloízio Mercadante, Frei Betto, etc.