Carlos Alfredo de Brito, GCIH (born Mozambique

Mozambique

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, February 9, 1933) is a Portuguese

Portugal

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 politician

Politician

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. He joined the illegal Portuguese Communist Party

Portuguese Communist Party

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 (PCP) during the authoritarian New State regime (1932-1974), by whom he was imprisoned.

In the presidential election

Portuguese presidential election, 1980

The Portuguese presidential election of 1980 was held on December 7.Incumbent president General Ramalho Eanes gathered the support of the Socialist Party, despite the objection of their leader, Mário Soares, and also the support of the Portuguese Communist Party, whose candidate, Carlos Brito,...

 of 1980, he was the Communist Party candidate, but withdrew shortly before the elections in support of the incumbent President, General António Ramalho Eanes

António Ramalho Eanes

António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, GColTE, GCL, CavA, KE is a Portuguese general and politician who was the 16th President of Portugal from 1976 to 1986.-Background:...

, who was facing a stiff challenge from the right-wing António Soares Carneiro

António Soares Carneiro

António da Silva Osório Braga Soares Carneiro, GCTE is a Portuguese military officer and politician...

. He served in the Assembly of the Republic

Assembly of the Republic

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 until 1991.

He later became a reform member of the PCP, and was suspended due to his criticism, being spared to expelling in attention to his many and historical services. He supported Manuel Alegre

Manuel Alegre

Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte, GCL , is a Portuguese poet and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and a candidate to the Portuguese presidential election, 2006...

, the independent Socialist

Portuguese Socialist Party

The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...

 candidate, in the presidential elections

Portuguese presidential election, 2006

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 of 2006.

He married the notable former PCP militant Zita Seabra

Zita Seabra

Zita Maria de Seabra Roseiro is a Portuguese politician.She joined the Portuguese Communist Party in 1966, before she was even eighteen years old and was controller of the UEC before and after the carnation revolution...

and had two daughters: Ana and Rita de Seabra Roseiro de Brito.