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Communist leaderActivism1898–1990

Luís Carlos Prestes

Leader of the Prestes Column and for decades head of the Brazilian Communist Party, Prestes led the 1935 communist uprising, was jailed under the Estado Novo, elected senator in 1945 and followed the Soviet line until breaking with the party in 1980.

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Closest Spectrum
Left
Closest Ideology
Anti-Colonial Socialism
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Oskar Lange
Catalog image for Luís Carlos Prestes
1898–1990
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal22.5%
    Unitary77.5%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy33.8%
    Autocracy66.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security72.5%
    Liberty27.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation23.8%
    Multicultural76.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force53.8%
    Negotiation46.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention70%
    Interventionist30%
  • Ownership

    Very strong · Public
    Public87.5%
    Private12.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction81.2%
    Markets18.8%
  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism71.2%
    Free trade28.8%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular81.2%
    Religious18.8%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive43.8%
    Traditionalist56.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration67.5%
    Ecologist32.5%

What distinguishes Luís Carlos Prestes

Largest median distance

Ownership

This position is 35.0 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 53% PublicLuís Carlos Prestes 88% Public

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 3.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 40% ProgressiveLuís Carlos Prestes 44% Progressive

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.