Sustainability Network

The Sustainability Network (Portuguese: Rede Sustentabilidade, REDE) is an environmentalist Brazilian political party[1][6] founded in 2013 by Marina Silva, a Brazilian politician from Acre.[7] The party formed a strategic alliance with the Brazilian Socialist Party for the 2014 Brazilian general election, until its registration as an independent political party was approved in 2015.[8] The Sustainability Network has 19,090 members as of January 2017.[9]

Sustainability Network
Rede Sustentabilidade
AbbreviationREDE[1]
SpokespersonHeloísa Helena
Wesley Diógenes
Founded16 February 2013 (2013-02-16)
Registered22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
Split from
HeadquartersBrasília, Federal District
Youth wingJuventude em Rede
MembershipIncrease 36,515
Ideology
Political positionCentre[3] to centre-left[4]
National affiliationPSOL REDE Federation
Colors  Teal
  Turquoise
  Orange
TSE identification number18
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 513
Federal Senate
0 / 81
Election symbol
Website
redesustentabilidade.org.br

For the Brazilian general election of 2018 REDE formed with the Green Party the coalition United to transform Brazil, in support of Marina Silva.[10] In the 2022 Brazilian general election REDE formed a coalition with other leftist parties for the pre-candidacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with the coalition Let's go together for Brazil.

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Running mate Coalition First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2018 Marina Silva (REDE) Eduardo Jorge (PV) REDE; PV 1,069,578 1.00% (#8) – – Lost Red XN
2022 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) PT; PCdoB; PV; PSOL; REDE; PSB; Solidariedade; Avante; Agir 57,259,405 48.43% (#1) 60,345,999 50.90% (#1) Won Green tickY
Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup

Legislative elections
Election Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate Role in government
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
2018 816,784 0.83%
1 / 513
 New 7,166,003 4.18%
5 / 81
 New Opposition
2022[lower-alpha 1] 782,917 0.72%
2 / 513
 Increase 1 8,133 0.01%
1 / 81
 Decrease 4 Coalition
  1. Ran in federation with the Socialism and Liberty Party.

References
  1. "Rede Sustentabilidade". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. Paraguassu, Lisandra; Brito, Ricardo (July 6, 2018). "Marina Silva counts on Brazil anti-graft wave in threadbare campaign". Reuters U.S. Brazilia: Reuters. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. "Bello" column (7 September 2017). "The Appeal of Macronismo in Latin America: Rebuilding the Radical Centre". The Economist, vol. 424, no. 9057, p. 34 (U.S. edition). Print edition uses the sub-title only. Author of the "Bello" column was identified in the online masthead as journalist Michael Reid.
  4. "Brazil's most popular politician, Lula, won't be on the October presidential ballot. Here's what comes next". Washington Post. September 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  5. "Descobrindo valores e competência essencial" (PDF). Rede Sustentabilidade (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. "Seja mais um elo da Rede Sustentabilidade!". www.redesustentabilidade.org.br (in Portuguese).
  7. "Brazil's Marina Silva launches 'sustainability party'". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. "TSE registra Rede Sustentabilidade, partido fundado por Marina Silva". 22 September 2015.
  9. "Eleitores filiados". inter04.tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  10. Ribeiro, Marcelo; Peron, Isadora (4 August 2018). "Rede aprova por aclamação chapa Marina Silva-Eduardo Jorge" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 8 September 2018.


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