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Petismo´s sunset (Part 2). The tasks of the Brazilian left

The "Kick them all out" and "Elections now", are what the moment in Brazil calls for, but come up against the lack of popular organization that would support them. Español Português

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Protest in support of Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Andre Penner /AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.

Worldwide, the left always has many enduring tasks ahead. However, in some contexts, such as that of Brazil today, these take a more urgent form. 

These could be summarized as three major tasks. The first, the need to strive to see things in a critical light. The second task is to preserve the original experience of the grassroots PT and at the same time overcome the Lula myth. The third task is to place an emphasis on political education, create networks for a collective struggle, and commit to the youth.