Guilherme Boulos
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Guilherme Boulos | |
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Boulos in 2024 | |
| Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2025 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Márcio Macêdo |
| Federal Deputy | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guilherme Castro Boulos 19 June 1982 |
| Party | PSOL (2018–present) |
| Domestic partner | Natalia Szermeta (2009–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Social activist, professor and writer |
| Known for | Homeless Workers' Movement |
| Website | guilhermeboulos |
Guilherme Castro Boulos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎɛɾmi ˈkastɾu ˈbowlus]; 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 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
[edit | edit source]Guilherme Boulos is the son of Marcos Boulos, a professor of medicine at the University of São Paulo. He is of Lebanese Christian 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][16] He also joined the Homeless Workers' Movement in 2002.[17]
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 squat called Occupation People's Cup (Portuguese: Ocupação Copa do Povo), organized by the MTST in early May.[18]
On 17 January 2017,[19][20] 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.[21] Later that evening, he was released from prison. In his defense, he claims that his detention was arbitrary and for political reasons.[22]
Books
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Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Year | Election | Party | Office | Coalition | Partners | Party | Votes | Percent | Result | ||
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| 2018 | Presidential Election | PSOL | President | Let's Go With No Fear of Changing Brazil (PSOL, PCB) |
Sônia Guajajara | PSOL | 617,122 | 0.58% | Not elected | ||
| 2020 | Municipal Election of São Paulo | Mayor | To Turn the Tide (PSOL, PCB, UP) |
Luiza Erundina | PSOL | 1,080,736 | 20.24% | Runoff | |||
| 2,168,109 | 40.62% | Not elected | |||||||||
| 2022 | State Elections of São Paulo | Federal Deputy | — | 1,001,472 | 4.22% | Elected | |||||
| 2024 | Municipal Election of São Paulo | Mayor | Love for São Paulo (PSOL, REDE, PT, PCdoB, PV, PDT, PMB, PCB) |
Marta Suplicy | PT | 1,776,127 | 29.08% | Runoff | |||
| 2,323,901 | 40.65% | Not elected | |||||||||
See also
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External links
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