Guilherme Boulos

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Guilherme Boulos
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Personal details
Born
Guilherme Castro Boulos

(1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 39)
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Political partyPSOL (2018–present)
OccupationPolitician, social activist, professor and writer
Known forHomeless Workers' Movement

Guilherme Castro Boulos (born 19 June 1982)[1] is a Brazilian politician, activist[2][3][4] and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST).[5][6] Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2018,[7] and was PSOL's candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election.[8] In 2020 Boulos was the PSOL nominee for mayor of São Paulo in the 2020 election, qualifying for a second round against PSDB candidate Bruno Covas. Covas defeated Boulos in the run-off.

As a member of the Homeless Workers' Movement, Boulos became nationally known in 2003, when he participated in an occupation of Volkswagen's land in São Bernardo do Campo.[9] Closely associated with former President Lula da Silva,[10] he has been described as an "heir" to Lula, with his physical likeliness to Lula during his youth being widely noted.[11] Selected by Time for their "TIME100 Next" list of emerging leaders worldwide for 2021,[12] Boulos is widely seen as a likely candidate for the 2022 presidential election.[13]

Early life and career[]

Guilherme Boulos is the son of Marcos Boulos, professor of Medicine at the University of São Paulo. He graduated in philosophy in 2006 and received a master's degree in mental health in 2017, both from the University of São Paulo. In his youth and formative years he engaged in the Union of Communist Youth.[14][15] He also joined the Homeless Workers' Movement in 2002.[16]

He became famous in 2003 when he participated in the coordination of the invasion of a Volkswagen's ground in São Bernardo do Campo.[9] He appeared again in the press in 2014, in the wake of the social mobilizations around the World Cup, especially the invasion called Occupation People's Cup (Portuguese: Ocupação Copa do Povo), organized by the MTST in early May.[17]

Prison[]

On 17 January 2017,[18][19] Boulos was arrested on charges of committing judicial disobedience and incitement to violence during the repossession lawsuit of a land in the district of São Mateus.[20] In the night of the same day, he was released from prison. In his defense, he claims that his detention was arbitrary and for political reasons.[21]

Books[]

  • Boulos, Guilherme (2015). De que lado você está? Reflexões sobre a conjuntura política e urbana no Brasil (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Boitempo. ISBN 978-85-7559-440-7.
  • Boulos, Guilherme (2014). Por que ocupamos? Uma introdução à luta dos Sem-Teto (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Autonomia Literária. ISBN 9788569536017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  • Boulos, Guilherme (2014). "O que quer o MTST". Brasil em jogo: o que fica da Copa e das Olimpíadas (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Boitempo. ISBN 978-85-7559-384-4.

See also[]

  • 2018 Guilherme Boulos presidential campaign

References[]

  1. ^ "Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais". divulgacandcontas.tse.jus.br. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "PSOL lança Guilherme Boulos como pré-candidato à presidência". VEJA.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) vem ao Recife na próxima quarta-feira". Folha – PE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ Cícero da Silva, José (1 January 2018). "A militância de Guilherme Boulos à frente do MTST". Jorna GGN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ Robinson, Andy (5 January 2016). "A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement". The Nation. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ Dip, Andréa (24 February 2017). "O Psicanalista das Massas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ Bezerra, Mirthyani (5 March 2018). "Líderes do PSOL veem aproximação com PT, mas negam "aval" de Lula a Boulos" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  8. ^ "PSOL articula Boulos para Presidência" (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Filósofo, líder dos sem-teto saiu de casa para ser militante" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Lula's 'heir' sets his sights on becoming Brazil's youngest president". the Guardian. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. ^ Democracy, Felipe Antunes de Oliveira; Americas, Movements; Commentary, Brazil; Featured, News (9 July 2018). "MR Online | The dilemmas of the Brazilian left". MR Online. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 TIME100 Next: Guilherme Boulos". Time. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. ^ Redação (9 February 2021). "Boulos diz que pode concorrer à Presidência em 2022, mas prioridade é união da esquerda". CartaCapital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  14. ^ "PSOL confirma Guilherme Boulos como candidato à Presidência". Valor Econômico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  15. ^ Cícero da Silva, José (1 January 2018). "A militância de Guilherme Boulos à frente do MTST". Jornal GGN. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  16. ^ Ferraz, Adriana (16 June 2014). "Perfil: Guilherme Boulos, coordenador nacional do MTST" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Governo vai subsidiar 2.000 moradias na invasão Copa do Povo, diz sem-teto". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Coordenador do MTST, Guilherme Boulos é preso pela PM em reintegração em SP – Notícias". Cotidiano (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Guilherme Boulos, líder do MTST, é preso em São Paulo | EXAME". exame.abril.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Guilherme Boulos, líder do MTST, é preso em São Paulo | EXAME". exame.abril.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  21. ^ Líder do MTST é solto após ser detido em reintegração de posse em São Paulo

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Luciana Genro 		PSOL nominee for President of Brazil
2018 		Most recent
Preceded by
Luiza Erundina 		PSOL nominee for Mayor of São Paulo
2020 		Most recent
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