Guilherme Boulos

Lula with Guilherme Boulos

Guilherme Castro Boulos is a leader of PSOL, which "was formed in 2004 after Brazil’s Workers' Party (PT), purged its left wing in an effort to pass an austerity-style pension reform. The purged activists regrouped as PSOL."

Guilherme Castro Boulos is a Brazilian politician, activist and writer. He coordinates the Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST), leading land occupations, resisting evictions, and organizing solidarity kitchens across the country. Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party in 2018, and was PSOL's candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2022 elections.

Progressive International

Guilherme Boulos is member of the Council of the Progressive International.

Repeated Call for arrest of Bolsonaro

L-R: Ivan Valente, Fernanda Melchionna, Henrique Vieira, Chico Alencar, Guilherme Boulos, Luciene Cavalcanti, Celia Xakriaba, Samia Bomfim

On February 1, 2023, PSOL leaders called for the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil.

PSOL deputies asked this Monday (2/1) that Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court, decree the preventive detention of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) for "encouraging criminal and terrorist acts".

Signatories included Guilherme Boulos:

Juliano Medeiros, president of PSOL, and by deputies Guilherme Boulos (SP), Samia Bomfim (SP), Fernanda Melchionna (RS), Ivan Valente (SP), Vivi Reis (PA), Aurea Carolina (MG), Glauber Medeiros (RJ), Luiza Erundina (SP), Taliria Petrone (SP), Erika Hilton (SP), Tarcisio Motta (SP), Chico Alencar (SP), Henrique Vieira (RJ), Celia Xakriaba (MG) and Luciene Cavalcanti (SP).

On February 15, 2023, the PSOL appeal was "reinforced" (translated):

"The PSOL bench in the Chamber of Deputies delivered, on Wednesday (15/2), the, a letter to the Minister of the Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes with almost 300 thousand signatures collected by the acronym, to reinforce a request for pre-trial detention to former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), which was filed in the STF on January 2.

"In addition to pre-trial detention, PSOL also calls for some precautionary measures against Bolsonaro: breach of telephone and telematic secrecy; and; search and seizure of evidence and documents to avoid any kind of destruction or concealment of criminal indications, seizure of your passport and suspension of your social networks."

Praise from Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald X Post dated November 24, 2020

Glenn Greenwald praised Guilherme Boulos in an X Post dated November 24, 2020:

"São Paulo is the largest city in the hemisphere. @GuilhermeBoulos is a real leftist, and young, smart and innovative, from a small party (PSOL). But he's in the run-off for Mayor with a chance to win. Whatever the outcome, leftists everywhere should study this race..."