The new version of the SWP’s political programme, reformulated for its twentieth anniversary, reinforces the party’s commitment to democratic socialism and declares that “capitalism is the root of all oppression.”
Born in 2005 as a result of a split on the left of the Labor Party, the Socialist Workers’ Party advocates in the text a rollback of economic reforms approved in recent years that “take away rights”, such as work and social security, as well as abolishing the independence of the central bank.
The party is part of Lula’s base and has two ministers: Guilherme Boles (Secretariat) and Sonia Guajajara (Indigenous Peoples).
In the document, the SWP also highlights the importance of topics such as feminism, anti-racism and anti-homophobia, but states that the focus should remain on the left’s most traditional concept, namely class struggle.
He preaches that “it is necessary that these struggles be waged from the perspective of the class struggle, avoiding unionism and fragmentation among the oppressed.”
This point currently divides the left, with sectors defending new identity agendas while other sectors call for a focus on economic issues.
The party also advocates an “urgent renewal” of the left’s language, aesthetics, and organizational tools. There is an appreciation that the right has made progress in these aspects.
One of the reasons PSOL has updated its software is that new issues have emerged in recent decades, such as the power of big technology, and the emergence of other issues, such as environmental issues. The two topics occupy a large part of the document.
The party also directs veiled criticism of the Labor Party, citing a part of the left “that is still confined to an outdated economic doctrine – whether in defending the preservation of primary financial surpluses, under the pretext of gaining the confidence of the markets, or in insisting on a development model.”
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