title: Sustainability Network
text: # Sustainability Network
  
  The Sustainability Network (Portuguese: Rede Sustentabilidade, REDE) is an environmentalist Brazilian political party founded in 2013 by Marina Silva, a Brazilian politician from Acre. The party formed a strategic alliance with the Brazilian Socialist Party for the 2014 Brazilian general election, until its registration as an independent political party was approved in 2015. The Sustainability Network has 19,090 members as of January 2017.
  
  For the Brazilian general election of 2018 REDE formed with the Green Party the coalition United to transform Brazil, in support of Marina Silva. In the 2022 Brazilian general election REDE formed a coalition with other leftist parties for the pre-candidacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with the coalition Let's go together for Brazil.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  ### Presidential elections
  
  | Election | Candidate | Running mate | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Election | Candidate | Running mate | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
  | 2018 | Marina Silva (REDE) | Eduardo Jorge (PV) | REDE; PV | 1,069,578 | 1.00% (#8) | – | – | Lost N |
  | 2022 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) | PT; PCdoB; PV; PSOL; REDE; PSB; Solidariedade; Avante; Agir | 57,259,405 | 48.43% (#1) | 60,345,999 | 50.90% (#1) | Won Y |
  | Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup |||||||||
  
  ### Legislative elections
  
  | Election | Chamber of Deputies | Chamber of Deputies | Chamber of Deputies | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate | Federal Senate | Federal Senate | Federal Senate | Role in government |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Role in government |
  | 2018 | 816,784 | 0.83% | 1 / 513 | New | 7,166,003 | 4.18% | 5 / 81 | New | Opposition |
  | 2022 | 782,917 | 0.72% | 2 / 513 | 1 | 8,133 | 0.01% | 1 / 81 | 4 | Coalition |
  
  * ↑ Ran in federation with the Socialism and Liberty Party.
  