Guilherme Boulos

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 this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castro and the second or paternal family name is Boulos.

Guilherme Boulos
Boulos in 2023
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 February 2023
ConstituencySão Paulo
Personal details
Born
Guilherme Castro Boulos

(1982-06-19) 19 June 1982
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSOL (2018–present)
Domestic partnerNatalia Szermeta (2009–present)
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationSocial activist, professor and writer
Known forHomeless Workers' Movement
Websiteguilhermeboulos.com

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

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

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
  • 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
Year Election Party Office Coalition Partners Votes Percent Result Ref.
2018 Brazilian Presidential Election PSOL President Let's Go Without Fear of Changing Brazil
(PSOL, PCB)		 Sônia Guajajara (PSOL) 617,122 0.58% Lost
2020 São Paulo mayoral election Mayor To Turn The Tide
(PSOL, PCB, UP)		 Luiza Erundina (PSOL) 2,168,109 40.62% Lost
2º Round
2022 São Paulo state elections Federal Deputy PSOL-REDE Federation (PSOL, REDE) None 1,001,472 4.22% Elected

See also

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 Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) vem ao Recife na próxima quarta-feira". Folha – PE (in Brazilian 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. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. 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. "PL faz maior bancada em São Paulo; candidato do Psol supera 1 milhão de votos - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  10. "Filósofo, líder dos sem-teto saiu de casa para ser militante" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  11. "Lula's 'heir' sets his sights on becoming Brazil's youngest president". the Guardian. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. Antunes de Oliveira, Felipe (9 July 2018). "MR Online | The dilemmas of the Brazilian left". MR Online. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. "2021 Time100 Next: Guilherme Boulos". Time. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  14. "PSOL confirma Guilherme Boulos como candidato à Presidência". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian 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 Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. "Guilherme Boulos, líder do MTST, é preso em São Paulo | EXAME". exame.abril.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  20. "Guilherme Boulos, líder do MTST, é preso em São Paulo | EXAME". exame.abril.com.br (in Brazilian 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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