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Erika Hilton says PSOL made a strategic error and may leave in 2027
Erika Hilton, a federal lawmaker in Brazil, says her party, PSOL, made strategic mistakes in the 2026 election.
She says those choices contributed to PSOL failing to meet the electoral threshold.
Hilton criticizes the party’s decision not to form an electoral alliance with the Workers’ Party, as well as how it distributed party funds and supported some candidates.
She was the most-voted woman elected to the federal lower house and ranked third overall.
Hilton says she may leave PSOL for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s party in 2027.
She also says Lula’s campaign needs stronger communication and is now trying to win over voters to prevent Flávio Bolsonaro from being elected.
The next step she has mentioned is a possible party move in 2027; she has not said that she has decided to leave.
Erika Hilton said the PSOL made a strategic error that contributed to the party failing to clear Brazil’s electoral threshold.
She criticized the party’s decision not to form a federation with the Workers’ Party, the redistribution of party funds and the undervaluing of some candidacies.
Hilton said she may join the party of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2027.
She was the most-voted woman elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies in 2026 and ranked third overall.
Hilton also said Lula’s campaign communications fell short in the first round but that the campaign was making a new effort to win votes.
- Who
- Erika Hilton, a federal deputy elected in 2026.
- What
- She said PSOL made a strategic error and said she may leave the party in 2027.
- When
- She made the comments in an interview published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- She said the party’s decisions contributed to its failure to clear the electoral threshold.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hilton said she received a death threat by email on the day of the first round.
Folha published Hilton’s interview criticizing PSOL’s strategy and reporting that she may leave the party in 2027.
- 2026 election ranking
- Most-voted woman elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies; third overall
- Party
- PSOL
- Electoral threshold
- PSOL did not surpass it, according to the article
- Possible party change
- Hilton said she may join Lula’s party in 2027
- Interview outlet
- Folha
What people are saying
My party, PSOL, made a strategic error that contributed to the party not surpassing the electoral threshold.
The campaign did not discuss ideas, they did not discuss projects, they did not discuss proposals for Brazil.
I live under a regime of extreme protection.
Sources
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