Was Brazil a Communist country?

No. Brazil is not, has never been, and has never even been close to being a Communist country. It is easy to claim that: In 1964, they were 99% ready to take over. And: It almost went that way, but in 1964, the military saved the country from becoming communist. read more

No. Brazil has never been a Communist country. It has always had problems with its elite trying to pull the country in many different directions, but Brazil has never been even a Socialist country. There is no right and left over there, just endless fights between opposed political factions. read more

The Communist Party of Brazil (Portuguese: Partido Comunista do Brasil, PCdoB) is a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Brazil. It has national reach and deep penetration in the trade union and students movements. PCdoB shares the disputed title of "oldest political party in Brazil" with the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). read more