The purpose of this paper is to discuss the structuring of the Partido de Representação Popular [Popular Representation Party] between 1945 and 1965, with emphasis on its internal organization and its election insertion. The main hypothesis is that the party effectively configured as a national party of anti-communist, anti-democratic and fascist character. Data on the structure of its party directories at municipal and state levels are analyzed, as well as information on the expansion of its organizational structure over the period, and the election results it obtained. Based on these data and analyses, it is possible to conclude that the party actually reached a national structure, both in organizational terms and in relation to the electoral results obtained, although a significant proportion of its vote has remained concentrated in the most developed and populous states.
integralism; Partido de Representação Popular; political party; Brazilian politics 1945-1965; Plínio Salgado
