Guilherme Castro Boulos (born 19 June 1982)^[1] is a Brazilian politician, activist^[2][3][4] and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST).^[5][6] Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2018,^[7] and was PSOL's candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election.^[8]

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Guilherme Boulos
Boulos in 2023
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2023
Constituency	São Paulo
Personal details
Born	Guilherme Castro Boulos (1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 41) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PSOL (2018–present)
Domestic partner	Natalia Szermeta (2009–present)
Children	2
Alma mater	Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo (PhB) Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (Psy.M.)
Occupation	Social activist, professor and writer
Known for	Homeless Workers' Movement
Website	guilhermeboulos.com

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In 2020 Boulos was the PSOL nominee for mayor of São Paulo in the 2020 election, qualifying for a second round against PSDB candidate Bruno Covas. Covas defeated Boulos in the run-off. In the 2022 elections, Boulos was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from São Paulo, having received the most votes for federal deputy in the state.^[9]

As a member of the Homeless Workers' Movement, Boulos became nationally known in 2003, when he participated in an occupation of Volkswagen's land in São Bernardo do Campo.^[10] Closely associated with former President Lula da Silva,^[11] he has been described as an "heir" to Lula, with his physical likeliness to Lula during his youth being widely noted.^[12] He was selected by Time for their Time 100 Next list of emerging leaders worldwide for 2021.^[13]

Guilherme Boulos is the son of Marcos Boulos, a professor of medicine at the University of São Paulo. He is of Lebanese descent, with “Boulos” meaning “Paul” in Arabic. He graduated with a degree in philosophy in 2006 and received a master's degree in mental health in 2017, both from the University of São Paulo. In his youth he engaged in the Union of Communist Youth.^[14][15] He also joined the Homeless Workers' Movement in 2002.^[16]

He became famous in 2003 when he participated in the coordination of the invasion of a Volkswagen's ground in São Bernardo do Campo.^[10] He appeared again in the press in 2014, in the wake of the social mobilizations around the World Cup, especially the invasion called Occupation People's Cup (Portuguese: Ocupação Copa do Povo), organized by the MTST in early May.^[17]

On 17 January 2017,^[18][19] Boulos was arrested on charges of committing judicial disobedience and incitement to violence during the repossession lawsuit of a plot of land in the district of São Mateus.^[20] In the night of the same day, he was released from prison. In his defense, he claims that his detention was arbitrary and for political reasons.^[21]

• Boulos, Guilherme (2015). De que lado você está? Reflexões sobre a conjuntura política e urbana no Brasil (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Boitempo. ISBN 978-85-7559-440-7.
• Boulos, Guilherme (2014). Por que ocupamos? Uma introdução à luta dos Sem-Teto (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Autonomia Literária. ISBN 9788569536017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
• Boulos, Guilherme (2014). "O que quer o MTST". Brasil em jogo: o que fica da Copa e das Olimpíadas (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Boitempo. ISBN 978-85-7559-384-4.

• 2018 Guilherme Boulos presidential campaign