[9] In 1998, the party chose João de Deus Barbosa as its presidential candidate; he received 200,000 votes (0.2%).

[citation needed] PTdoB voted in favor of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.

For the Brazilian general election of 2018, Avante joined the 'Sovereign Brazil' coalition, together with the Democratic Labour Party, in support of PDT candidate Ciro Gomes.

Following the election, Avante did not go into opposition like PDT, but remained neutral towards president Jair Bolsonaro.

In the 2022 election Avante supported the far-left candidate Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva (Workers' Party, PT); the party increased its representation to seven deputies in such election.