Foro de São Paulo
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Overview
The Foro de São Paulo (São Paulo Forum) is a Latin American and Caribbean left-wing political forum founded in 1990 in São Paulo, Brazil, at the initiative of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) and Fidel Castro’s Cuban Communist Party. It convenes political parties, movements, and social organizations from across the ideological left in the Western Hemisphere, serving as a coordination and solidarity network rather than a formal intergovernmental organization.
Key member organizations include the MAS (Bolivia — Evo Morales’s party), PT (Brazil), PSUV (Venezuela), FSLN (Nicaragua), and affiliated movements across Central America and the Andes. The Forum is relevant to the Bolivia Crisis 2026 as part of the regional alignment dynamics: MAS’s networks and sympathetic governments in the forum provide political and rhetorical support to Morales-aligned blockade forces, while forum members like Gustavo Petro openly backed the blockades.
Key Connections
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — co-founder; PT (Brazil)
- Cuba — co-founding member; historical anchor of the forum
- Bolivia — MAS member party affiliated with the forum
- Evo Morales — MAS leader; politically aligned with forum values
- Bolivia Crisis 2026 — forum’s regional alignment visible in the crisis
- Gustavo Petro — Colombian president aligned with forum-adjacent politics
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