The
Workers' Party (,
PT) is a center-left political party in
Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is one of the largest
left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a
coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003. After the
2002 parliamentary election, PT became the largest party in the
Chamber of Deputies and the largest in the
Federal Senate for the first time ever.
Lula, the
President with the highest approval rating in the history of the country, is PT's most prominent member. His successor,
Dilma Rousseff, is also a member of PT; she took office on January 1, 2011. The party's symbols are the
red flag with a white star in the center; the five-pointed
red star, inscribed with the initials "PT" in the center; and the Workers Party's anthem. Workers' Party's TSE (
Supreme Electoral Court) Identification Number is 13.