Summary
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]
Guilherme Boulos | |
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 Boulos in 2023 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guilherme Castro Boulos 19 June 1982 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PSOL (2018–present) |
| Domestic partner | Natalia Szermeta (2009–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Social activist, professor and writer |
| Known for | Homeless Workers' Movement |
| Website | guilhermeboulos |
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. In the 2022 elections, Boulos was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from São Paulo, having received the most votes for federal deputy in the state.[9]
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.[10] Closely associated with former President Lula da Silva,[11] he has been described as an "heir" to Lula, with his physical likeliness to Lula during his youth being widely noted.[12] He was selected by Time for their Time 100 Next list of emerging leaders worldwide for 2021.[13]
Early life and career edit
Guilherme Boulos is the son of Marcos Boulos, a professor of medicine at the University of São Paulo. He is of Lebanese descent, with “Boulos” meaning “Paul” in Arabic. He graduated with a degree 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 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.[10] 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 edit
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 plot of 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 edit
- 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.
Electoral history edit
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| PSL | Jair Bolsonaro | 49,277,010 | 46.03 | 57,797,847 | 55.13 | |
| PT | Fernando Haddad | 31,342,051 | 29.28 | 47,040,906 | 44.87 | |
| PDT | Ciro Gomes | 13,344,371 | 12.47 | Eliminated | ||
| PSDB | Geraldo Alckmin | 5,096,350 | 4.76 | Eliminated | ||
| NOVO | João Amoêdo | 2,679,745 | 2.50 | Eliminated | ||
| Patriota | Benevenuto Daciolo | 1,348,323 | 1.26 | Eliminated | ||
| MDB | Henrique Meirelles | 1,288,950 | 1.20 | Eliminated | ||
| REDE | Marina Silva | 1,069,578 | 1.00 | Eliminated | ||
| PODE | Alvaro Dias | 859,601 | 0.80 | Eliminated | ||
| PSOL | Guilherme Boulos | 617,122 | 0.58 | Eliminated | ||
| PSTU | Vera Lúcia Salgado | 55,762 | 0.05 | Eliminated | ||
| DC | José Maria Eymael | 41,710 | 0.04 | Eliminated | ||
| PPL | João Goulart Filho | 30,176 | 0.03 | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 107,050,749 | 100.00 | 104,838,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 10,313,159 | 8.79 | 11,094,698 | 9.57 | ||
| PSL gain from MDB | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| PSDB | Bruno Covas (incumbent) | 1,754,013 | 32.85 | 3,169,121 | 59.38 | |
| PSOL | Guilherme Boulos | 1,080,736 | 20.24 | 2,168,109 | 40.62 | |
| PSB | Márcio França | 728,441 | 13.64 | Eliminated | ||
| Republicanos | Celso Russomanno | 560,666 | 10.50 | Eliminated | ||
| Patriota | Arthur do Val | 522,210 | 9.78 | Eliminated | ||
| PT | Jilmar Tatto | 461,666 | 8.65 | Eliminated | ||
| PSL | Joice Hasselmann | 98,342 | 1.84 | Eliminated | ||
| PSD | Andrea Matarazzo | 82,743 | 1.55 | Eliminated | ||
| REDE | Marina Helou | 22,073 | 0.41 | Eliminated | ||
| PCdoB | Orlando Silva | 12,254 | 0.23 | Eliminated | ||
| PRTB | Levy Fidelix | 11,960 | 0.22 | Eliminated | ||
| PSTU | Vera Lúcia Salgado | 3,052 | 0.06 | Eliminated | ||
| PCO | Antonio Carlos | 630 | 0.01 | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 5,338,786 | 100.00 | 5,337,230 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 1,015,314 | 15.98 | 880,278 | 14.15 | ||
| PSDB hold | ||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais". divulgacandcontas.tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "PSOL lança Guilherme Boulos como pré-candidato à presidência". VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) vem ao Recife na próxima quarta-feira". Folha – PE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Cícero da Silva, José (1 January 2018). "A militância de Guilherme Boulos à frente do MTST". Jorna GGN. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Robinson, Andy (5 January 2016). "A Conversation With Guilherme Boulos, Leader of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Dip, Andréa (24 February 2017). "O Psicanalista das Massas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSOL articula Boulos para Presidência" (in Portuguese). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "PL faz maior bancada em São Paulo; candidato do Psol supera 1 milhão de votos - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ a b "Filósofo, líder dos sem-teto saiu de casa para ser militante" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Lula's 'heir' sets his sights on becoming Brazil's youngest president". the Guardian. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Antunes de Oliveira, Felipe (9 July 2018). "MR Online | The dilemmas of the Brazilian left". MR Online. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "2021 Time100 Next: Guilherme Boulos". Time. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "PSOL confirma Guilherme Boulos como candidato à Presidência". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Cícero da Silva, José (1 January 2018). "A militância de Guilherme Boulos à frente do MTST". Jornal GGN. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Ferraz, Adriana (16 June 2014). "Perfil: Guilherme Boulos, coordenador nacional do MTST" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Governo vai subsidiar 2.000 moradias na invasão Copa do Povo, diz sem-teto". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Coordenador do MTST, Guilherme Boulos é preso pela PM em reintegração em SP – Notícias". Cotidiano (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Guilherme Boulos, líder do MTST, é preso em São Paulo | EXAME". exame.abril.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Guilherme Boulos, líder do MTST, é preso em São Paulo | EXAME". exame.abril.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Líder do MTST é solto após ser detido em reintegração de posse em São Paulo
External links edit
- Guilherme Boulos on Facebook