A Brazilian statesman, João Goulart was a reformist left-wing president, a defender of grassroots reforms and workers' rights, deposed by the 1964 military coup that began the dictatorship in Brazil.
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João Goulart was born in 1919, with an altered 1918 registration, and died in exile in 1976.
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Branch that combines the defense of workers and social justice with Christian values, promoting labor rights, solidarity, and social protection within democracy, inspired by the social doctrine of the Church.
Current that defends workers' interests within democracy, promoting labor rights, social security, strong unions, and income distribution through reforms and the welfare state.
Model associated with Brazil's Workers' Party governments that seeks growth with social inclusion, combining rising minimum wages, popular credit, cash transfers and public banks without breaking with the market.
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A Scottish politician, Keir Hardie was a founder of the British Labour Party, defending workers' rights, suffrage, and social reforms within democracy, marking the birth of modern labourism.
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An Andean presidential republic, Bolivia is marked by indigenous leadership, the defense of natural resources, and a plurinational state project that unites economic nationalism and broad popular participation.
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Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
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