The democratic experience in Amazonas: the formation of the PTB and the consolidation of Labor (1945/1964)

Abstract

This article aims to understand the formation process of the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB) in Amazonas and the consolidation of labor hegemony between the 1950s and 60s, seeking to analyze the political disputes that emerge after the post-45 re-democratization process. The strengthening of the PTB in the state occurred, above all, after the election of lawyer Plínio Ramos Coelho to the Amazonas state government in 1954, inaugurating a period of labor hegemony that continued with the election of Gilberto Mestrinho (1958) and, again, Plinio Coelho (1962), having extended until its deposition, in June of 1964. The process of electoral growth of the PTB took place in a context marked by a series of confrontations with alvarismo, the main PSD representative group in the state, political disputes and internal clashes, which opposed the main labor leaders in Amazonas.

Keywords

• labor
• amazonas
• politics