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{{Infobox political party
| country          = Brazil
| colorcode        = {{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}
| name             = Workers' Cause Party
| logo             = Logo PCO Institucional.svg
| native_name      = Partido da Causa Operária
| native_name_lang = [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| split            = [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]
| president        = [[Rui Costa Pimenta]]
| foundation       = {{Start date and age|1995|12|7|df=y}}
| registered       = {{Start date and age|1997|9|30|df=y}}
| headquarters     = 
| membership       = 4,883<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor/estatisticas-de-eleitorado/filiados| title=Estatísticas do eleitorado - eleitores filiados| access-date=2022-06-06| archive-date=2014-07-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711103114/https://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor/estatisticas-de-eleitorado/filiados| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ideology         = [[Trotskyism]] <br /> [[Anti-imperialism]] <br /> [[Marxism]] <br /> [[Russophilia]] <br /> [[Anti-Semitism]] <br /> [[Left-wing populism]] <br /> [[Left-wing nationalism]] <br /> [[Totalitarianism]] <br /> [[New antisemitism]] 
| position         = [[Far-Left politics|Far-left]]
| newspaper        = Workers' Cause News
| youth_wing       = [[Revolutionary Youth Alliance]]
| womens_wing      = Rosa Luxemburgo Women's Collective
| wing1_title      = Cultural wing
| wing1            = Groups for a Revolutionary and Independent Art
| wing2_title      = Black wing
| wing2            = João Candido Black Collective
| international    = 
| colours          = {{Color box|#BB0000|border=darkgray}} [[Dark Red]] <br /> {{Color box|#FFF000|border=darkgray}} [[Yellow]]
| website          = {{Official URL}}
| blank1_title     = 
| blank1           = 
| flag = Bandeira do Partido da Causa Operária, do Brasil.svg
}}
{{Politics of Brazil}}
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'''Workers' Cause Party''' ({{langx|pt|Partido da Causa Operária}}, '''PCO''') is a [[political party]] in Brazil. Its origins can be traced back to 1978, when several [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] activists who were not satisfied with the [[List of left-wing internationals|socialist international]] united under the name ''Tendência Trotskista do Brasil'' (''Brazilian Trotskyist Tendency, TTB''). However, the registered party was only established in 1995. Its [[electoral number]] is 29.

==History==

In 1980, this organization united itself with the newly formed [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]] (PT), becoming very involved in that decade's municipal and state [[election]]s, with several [[mayor]]s and state representatives elected.

In 1990 and 1991, however, several TTB members were expelled from the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] due to their non-commitment to the Party's [[statute]]s. After that, the PCO was officially organized and founded in 1995.<ref>{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.pco.org.br/pco/notas.htm?target=/ Historical note about the PCO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040101173023/http://pco.org.br/pco/notas.htm?target=/ |date=2004-01-01 }}</ref>

In 2006, the candidacy of Rui Costa Pimenta to presidency was abrogated by the [[Superior Electoral Court]].

In 2018, PCO supported the bid of [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] ([[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]]), [[Fernando Haddad]] ([[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]]) and [[Manuela d'Ávila|Manuela D'Ávilla]] ([[Communist Party of Brazil|PCdoB]]) informally and critically, refusing the invitation to compose the coalition ([[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]], [[Communist Party of Brazil|PCdoB]] and [[Republican Party of the Social Order|PROS]]) officially.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filho |first=Paulo |date=17 August 2018 |title=A posição do PCO sobre a candidatura Lula |url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/a-posicao-do-pco-sobre-a-candidatura-lula/ |access-date=26 May 2020 |website=Diário Causa Operária |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

In 2020, PCO suffered a [[cyber attack]] resulting in the loss of more than four thousand articles in its website.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2020 |title=Statement from the Worker's Cause Party about the hacker attack |url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/artigo/statement-from-the-workerscause-party-about-the-hacker-attack/ |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=Diário Causa Operária |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

In August 2021, PCO expressed support to the [[Taliban]] about their "victory over [[American imperialism]]", considering it "a victory for all oppressed people".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter of the PCO|url= https://twitter.com/pco29/status/1426634985012932612 }}</ref> The party has also praised [[Osama bin Laden]], the leader of [[Al-Qaeda]], describing him as "an example of selflessness, conviction, disposition" in the struggle for "the freedom of his people".<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2021 |title=Viva Osama contra Obama, viva Bin Laden contra Biden! • Diário Causa Operária |url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/rede/dco/opiniao/colunistas/coluna-187/ |access-date=6 September 2021 |website=www.causaoperaria.org.br |language=pt-BR}}</ref> the PCO however follows the traditional trotskyist position of being against individual terrorism as its method of political struggle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2023 |title=Trótski: por que os marxistas se opõem ao terrorismo individual • Diário Causa Operária |url=https://causaoperaria.org.br/2023/trotski-por-que-os-marxistas-se-opoem-ao-terrorismo-individual/ |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The PCO also argues that the Taliban ideology and practices are "an expression of the profound social backwardness of that people", it sees the need to support any movement of national liberation against US lead imperialism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2021 |title=Três pessoas e uma arma: uma homenagem ao cemitério de impérios • Diário Causa Operária |url=https://causaoperaria.org.br/2021/tres-pessoas-e-uma-arma-uma-homenagem-ao-cemiterio-de-imperios/ |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

In 2022, the PCO supported the candidacy of [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] in the  [[2022 Brazilian general election]], it however choose not to participate in the formal coalition or in any of the campaign committees because of divergences and repeated criticism of the program of the coalition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comprova |first=Projeto |date=29 September 2022 |title=Proposta de "esconder" Alckmin é do PCO, não tem relação com o PT |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/comprova/ultimas-noticias/2022/10/29/proposta-de-esconder-alckmin-e-do-pco-nao-tem-relacao-com-o-pt.htm#:~:text=Apesar%20de%20ser%20um%20partido,imprensa%20do%20PT%20ao%20Comprova |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=Uol - Universo Online |language=pt}}</ref>

==Youth wing==
The youth wing of the party is the [[Revolutionary Youth Alliance]] (AJR), which publishes the magazine ''[[Revista Juventude Revolucionária]].''

== Ideology ==
The PCO supports implementation of [[socialism]], following the [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] branch,<ref name="PCO">{{Cite web|url = https://pco.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Programa-e-Estatuto-PCO.pdf|title = Programa e Estatuto do PCO|date = 30 January 2021|access-date = 6 June 2022|archive-date = 19 June 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220619025844/https://pco.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Programa-e-Estatuto-PCO.pdf|url-status = dead}}</ref> which they regard as the true form of [[Marxism]]. According to them, the Marxist movement was corrupted by [[Stalinism]] and later by social movements such as bourgeois [[feminism]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marxist.com/rosa-luxemburg-and-the-womens-question.htm | title=Rosa Luxemburg and the women's question – "Marxism in her Bloodstream" | date=15 January 2009 }}</ref> and the [[LGBT movement]], which they term as "identitarian".

The party opposes [[gun control]] policies, saying that ''"The [[bourgeoisie]] is armed. It has the army, the police and all other organs of repression, public or private. The people have nothing. It is defenseless in the face of the war machine of his enemies who control the [[State (polity)|State]]"''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2020 |title=Por que o PCO defende o armamento? |url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/rede/dco/opiniao/editoriais/por-que-o-pco-defende-o-armamento/ |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=Diário Causa Operária |language=pt-BR}}</ref> However, the PCO also considers the [[police]] as an oppressive force and favors the formation of a "popular police".

While opposing the [[Worker's Party (Brazil)|PT]] due to that party's controversial alliances in the political and business sectors, the PCO interprets the PT's government as a necessary step in the current Brazilian political context, in order to strengthen workers' organizations. The party also sees the [[impeachment of Dilma Rousseff]] of 2016 as a ''[[coup d'etát]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2017 |title=Veja como participar do ato 11 de outubro em Brasília |url=https://pco.org.br/2017/09/26/veja-como-participar-do-ato-11-de-outubro-em-brasilia/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525140610/https://pco.org.br/2017/09/26/veja-como-participar-do-ato-11-de-outubro-em-brasilia/ |archive-date=25 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2020 |website=PCO |language=pt-BR}}</ref> and were also against [[Lula]]'s prison in 2018, protesting for his liberty afterwards.

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the PCO supported vaccination efforts while opposing [[mandatory vaccination]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2022 |title=Vacina sim, coação não |url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/rede/dco/opiniao/editoriais/vacina-sim-coacao-nao/ |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

The PCO is a staunch supporter of unrestricted [[free speech]], asserting that the people should always be entitled to express their views and opinions, no matter how controversial, offensive or misleading they might be, and that any attempt of [[censorship]] will eventually result in the bourgeoisie controlling the public opinion. The party is unique in the Brazilian left in its opposition to anti-[[fake news]] legislation and the criminalizing of [[homophobia]].

Alleging opposition to [[imperialism]], the PCO supports Palestine in the [[Gaza war]], Venezuela in the [[Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute|Essequibo dispute]] and Russia in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].

==Electoral history==
===Presidential elections===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Election
! rowspan="2" |Candidate
! rowspan="2" |Running mate
! rowspan="2" |Colligation
! colspan="2" |First round
! colspan="2" |Second round
! rowspan="2" |Result
|-
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
|-
|[[1998 Brazilian general election|1998]]
|''None''
|''None''
|''None''
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|[[2002 Brazilian general election|2002]]
|[[Rui Costa Pimenta]] (PCO)
|[[Pedro Paulo de Abreu]] (PCO)
|''None''
|38,619
|0,05% (#6)
| -
| -
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
|[[2006 Brazilian general election|2006]]
|[[Rui Costa Pimenta]] (PCO)
|[[Pedro Paulo Pinheiro]] (PCO)
|''None''
|0
|0% (#8)
| -
| -
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
|[[2010 Brazilian presidential election|2010]]
|[[Rui Costa Pimenta]] (PCO)
|[[Edson Dorta Silva]] (PCO)
|''None''
|12,206
|0.01% (#9)
| -
| -
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
|[[2014 Brazilian presidential election|2014]]
|[[Rui Costa Pimenta]] (PCO)
|[[Ricardo Machado (politician)|Ricardo Machado]] (PCO)
|''None''
|12,324
|0.01% (#11)
| -
| -
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
|[[2018 Brazilian presidential election|2018]]
|''None*''
|''None''
|''None''
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|[[2022 Brazilian general election|2022]]
|''None*''
|''None''
|''None''
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan="9" |<small>Source: [http://electionresources.org/br/president.php?election=1994&state=BR Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup]</small>*
|}

=== Legislative elections ===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!rowspan="2"|Election 
!colspan="4"|[[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]]
!colspan="4"|[[Brazilian Senate|Federal Senate]]
!rowspan="2"|'''Role in government'''
|-
!'''Votes'''
!'''%'''
!'''Seats'''
!+/–
!'''Votes'''
!'''%'''
!'''Seats'''
!+/–
|-
![[1998 Brazilian general election|1998]]
|align="center"|8,067
|align="center"|0.01%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|New
|align="center"|274
|align="center"|0.00%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|New
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2002 Brazilian general election|2002]]
|align="center"|29,351
|align="center"|0.03%
|style="text-align:center;" |{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|align="center"|194,112
|align="center" |0.13%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2006 Brazilian general election|2006]]
|align="center"|29,083
|align="center"|0.03%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|align="center"|27,476
|align="center"|0.03%
| style="text-align:center;" |{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2010 Brazilian legislative election|2010]]
|align="center"|6,660
|align="center"|0.01%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|align="center"|21,263
|align="center"|0.01%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2014 Brazilian general election|2014]]
|align="center"|12,969
|align="center"|0.01%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|align="center"|8,561
|align="center"|0.01%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2018 Brazilian general election|2018]]
|align="center"|2,785
|align="center"|0.00%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|align="center"|38,691
|align="center"|0.02%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2022 Brazilian general election|2022]]
|align="center"|8,660
|align="center"|0.01%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|513|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|align="center"|26,614
|align="center"|0.03%
|style="text-align:center;"|{{composition bar|0|81|hex={{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|}
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== Newspapers and magazines ==

* ''Jornal da Causa Operária (JCO)'' - Physical newspaper
* ''Diário da Causa Operária (DCO)'' - Current virtual newspaper<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=DCO – Uma visão revolucionária sobre o Brasil e o mundo|url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/|last=Pimenta|first=João Jorge|date=2019-10-29|website=Diário Causa Operária|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>
* ''Causa Operária TV'' - Official YouTube channel<ref name=":0" />
* ''Rádio Causa Operária'' - Official radio station<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://radiocausaoperaria.com.br/|website=Rádio Causa Operária|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-05-26|archive-date=2020-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512114843/https://radiocausaoperaria.com.br/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Revista Juventude Revolucionária'' - [[Revolutionary Youth Alliance]] magazine<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uma revista para a juventude|url=https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/acervo/blog/2016/02/23/uma-revista-para-a-juventude-2/|date=2016-02-23|website=Acervo do Diário Causa Operária|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-05-26|archive-date=2020-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128015002/https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/acervo/blog/2016/02/23/uma-revista-para-a-juventude-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Controversies and criticism==
The PCO is accused by various media outlets, rival [[Left-wing|leftist]] parties (such as [[Partido dos Trabalhadores|PT]] and [[PSOL]]) and former members of being a [[cult]] and having cult-like behavior, due to the fact that party members seriously defend the ideas of their party, its founder Rui Costa Pimenta and his family (their ideas are considered by detractors as [[reactionary]] and very close to a [[personality cult]], in this case a personality cult around the Costa Pimenta family, the founding family of the PCO).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/reinaldo/seita-de-extrema-esquerda-diz-que-e-preciso-impedir-por-todos-os-meios-que-se-cumpram-a-lei-e-a-vontade-dos-estudantes-na-usp/|title=Seita de extrema esquerda diz que é preciso "impedir por todos os meios" que se cumpram a lei e a vontade dos estudantes na USP|website=Revista Veja|date=2011-11-25|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://revistaforum.com.br/debates/2023/1/24/os-estranhos-posicionamentos-do-pco-por-francisco-fernandes-ladeira-130479.html|title=Os estranhos posicionamentos do PCO - Por Francisco Fernandes Ladeira|website=Revista Forum|date=24 January 2023 |access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/colunas/reinaldo-azevedo/2021/07/06/os-protestos-o-impeachment-a-seita-chamada-pco-e-os-agentes-provocadores.htm|title=Protestos legítimos, a seita PCO, os não esquerdistas e agentes infiltrados|website=Uol Notícias|date=2021-07-06|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jb.com.br/pais/noticias/2015/07/03/site-do-partido-da-causa-operaria-e-hackeado.html|title=Site do Partido da Causa Operária é hackeado|website=Jornal do Brasil|date=2015-07-03|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref>

===Accusations of disrespect for human rights===
Because they support the [[Taliban]], the PCO and its supporters are accused by some progressive movements (mainly [[women's rights movement]]s and [[LGBT movements]]) of disrespecting [[human rights]], as they claim that PCO defends a hostile regime to women and other minorities (such as [[LGBT]]s and non-Muslims) and who make light of the fatal victims who had their rights disrespected by the Taliban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atribunapiracicabana.com.br/2021/08/16/o-taliba-as-mulheres-e-o-pco/|title=O Talibã, as mulheres e o PCO…|website=A Tribuna Piracicabana|date=2021-08-16|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/ideias/quanto-o-pco-recebe-do-fundo-partidario-para-apoiar-os-terroristas-do-taliba/|title=Quanto o PCO recebe do fundo partidário para apoiar os terroristas do Talibã?|website=Gazeta do Povo|date=2021-08-17|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogdacidadania.com.br/2021/08/partido-de-esquerda-revolta-ate-esquerda-com-apoio-ao-taleban/|title=Partido de esquerda revolta até esquerda com apoio ao Taleban|website=Blog da Cidadania|date=2021-08-17|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.r7.com/prisma/refletindo-sobre-a-noticia-por-ana-carolina-cury/por-que-parte-da-imprensa-erra-feio-ao-chamar-talibas-de-militantes-28062022|title=Por que parte da imprensa erra feio ao chamar talibãs de militantes|website=R7 Notícias|date=2021-08-17|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref>

===Attacks on other left-wing activists===
Despite being a leftist party, the PCO is notorious for its attacks against [[feminists]], [[indigenous rights]] activists, [[landless movement]], students and members of other left-wing parties, who accuse the PCO of [[truculence]] and of having a position similar to [[fascism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brasilsemmedo.com/pco-volta-a-acusar-sonia-guajajara-de-ser-uma-agente-infiltrada-no-governo-lula/|title=PCO volta a acusar Sônia Guajajara de ser uma "agente infiltrada" no governo Lula|website=Brasil Sem Medo|date=2023-03-02|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jornalistaslivres.org/pessoas-com-camisas-do-pco-atacam-ativistas-do-mstc-e-carmen-silva/|title=Pessoas com camisas do PCO atacam ativistas do MSTC e Carmen Silva|website=Jornalistas Livres|date=2021-07-04|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocafezinho.com/2021/07/04/violencia-do-pco-deve-ser-repudiada/|title=Violência do PCO deve ser repudiada|website=O Cafézinho|date=2021-07-04|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://juntos.org.br/2013/04/basta-das-agressoes-machistas-do-pco-no-movimento-estudantil/|title=BASTA DAS AGRESSÕES MACHISTAS DO PCO NO MOVIMENTO ESTUDANTIL!|website=Juntos|date=2013-04-12|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://psol50sp.org.br/2013/04/setorial-de-mulheres-do-psol-repudia-agressoes-machistas-do-pco-no-movimento-estudantil/|title=Setorial de Mulheres do PSOL repudia agressões machistas do PCO no movimento estudantil!|website=PSOL SP|date=2013-04-12|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref>

===Accusations of authoritarianism and nepotism===
One of the reasons why the PCO is considered a [[cult]] (according to former members of the party) is due to the fact that the founder and leader of the party, Rui Costa Pimenta controls the PCO in an [[authoritarian]] way, with an iron fist (so that only his ideas and his wishes are respected), in addition to punishing [[Political dissent|detractors]] who are against his ideas (mostly with [[physical abuse]]) and handing over important (high-ranking) positions within the party to three of his children, Natália Pimenta, João Jorge Caproni Costa Pimenta and Carlos Henrique Caproni Pimenta. As a result, former members of the party accuse Costa Pimenta of practicing [[nepotism]], since his three children got positions in the party not on their own merits, but [[Hereditarianism|because they were his sons]] (the youngest of his three children, Carlos Henrique Caproni Pimenta, was appointed to an important position within the party when he was still a teenager).<ref name="Costa Pimenta">{{cite web|url=https://hackmd.io/@mariopedrosa/HyIUFBNrU|title=PCO: reflexões críticas de egressos do Partido|website=Mário Pedrosa|date=2020-03-15|access-date=2023-04-04|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://revistaforum.com.br/brasil/2021/12/28/ex-membros-do-pco-relatam-abusos-perseguio-assedio-ambiente-altamente-policialesco-108049.html|title=Ex-membros do PCO relatam abusos, perseguição e assédio: "Ambiente altamente policialesco"|website=Revista Forum|date=2021-12-28|access-date=2023-04-05|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodocentrodomundo.com.br/processos-na-justica-mostram-calotes-do-pco-em-funcionarios-enquanto-lider-viajava-pela-europa-com-familia/|title=Processos na Justiça mostram calotes do PCO em funcionários enquanto líder viajava pela Europa com família|website=Diário do Centro do Mundo|date=2022-01-12|access-date=2023-04-05|language=pt-br}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Brazilian political parties}}

[[Category:1995 establishments in Brazil]]
[[Category:Anti-American sentiment in South America]]
[[Category:Anti-imperialist organizations]]
[[Category:Anti-imperialism in South America]]
[[Category:Anti-Zionism in South America]]
[[Category:Brazilian nationalism]]
[[Category:Communist parties in Brazil]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1995]]
[[Category:Far-left politics in Brazil]]
[[Category:Trotskyist organisations in Brazil]]
[[Category:Far-left political parties]]
[[Category:Organizations that oppose LGBTQ rights in Brazil]]
[[Category:Anti-Western sentiment]]
[[Category:Antifeminism]]
[[Category:Cults of personality]]
[[Category:Trotskyist parties]]
[[Category:Russophilic parties]]