Guilherme Boulos: Struggles of the Roofless

The homeless can be found in virtually every country of the world. But perhaps nowhere have they become a mass movement as significant as in Brazil. There, in the country’s largest city, they have found a leader of national impact in Guilherme Boulos. Running for president in 2018, he came tenth with less than 1 per cent of the vote. Running for mayor of São Paulo just two years later, he came second with over two million votes.

Guilherme Boulos, Struggles of the Roofless, NLR 130, July–August 2021