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(This article was originally written in march 2021) *The failure of reforms – The lessons from Brazil* Participation of left parties in bourgeoisie elections to bring about change in the lives of working class and poor people throughout the world is one of the most contested issues. It has been since the times of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels during the first International in the 1800s. Socialists and Social Democratic Parties in the Second International debated this issue as well, including the Bolshevik Party debating whether to participate in the Duma or not in 1906 and in 1910-1912. It has split national and international working class organisations as both sides articulated their position arguing how it can advance and or destroy the working class struggle. This debate boils do...