The ( in
Brazil . It is the tenth largest party in the
Brazilian National Congress , with 15 out of 513 deputies, and 1 out of 81 senators.
In
1992 , the
Brazilian Communist Party decided to rename itself the Socialist People's Party as part of a political realignment following the collapse of the
Soviet Union .
The PPS was a part of the coalition government of
Brazil ian President
Luis Inácio Da Silva until December of
2004 , when its national executive decided to withdraw its support.
Ciro Gomes of the PPS did not resign his position as Minister for National Integration, leading to his being removed from the PPS's National Executive.
The PPS has a close relationship with the
Democratic Labor Party .
