Tradition, Family, Property (TFP)

"TFP" refers to the Brazilian Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, founded in 1960 by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, and to the autonomous national associations and bureaus inspired by it. Its founding text is Corrêa de Oliveira's 1959 book Revolution and Counter-Revolution; national TFPs followed abroad, beginning with Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in 1967 (Wikipedia; The American TFP). The national TFPs are separate bodies; the American TFP's site, tfp.org, is used here as the main English-language reference.

Outlook. The Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Institute (IPCO) describes the TFPs as associations "dedicadas a combater o processo revolucionário que investe contra a Civilização Cristã" ("dedicated to combating the revolutionary process that assails Christian Civilisation") (IPCO). A 2020 report by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights, a critic, describes TFP as a network of interrelated conservative, Catholic-inspired organisations sharing a world view inspired by its founder, and maps groups it links to that network in Europe (EPF).

Relations with the hierarchy. Criticism from some Brazilian bishops began around 1970 after the group's opposition to liberation theology (Wikipedia). On 19 April 1985 the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil approved a note criticising the TFP for a "lack of communion" with the Brazilian Church, its hierarchy and the pope, and urging Catholics not to join or cooperate with it, according to the text as reproduced and answered by the American TFP; the TFP called the accusations vague and generic and attributed them to the influence of liberation theology (TFP; TFP).

After 1995. Following the founder's death the movement split. The main successors in Brazil are the Heralds of the Gospel, which a Brazilian study says moved away from TFP ideology while keeping conservative traits, and the IPCO, founded on 8 December 2006, which claims the TFP's legacy (ResearchGate; Wikipedia). National TFPs remain active, including the American TFP, which publishes its founder's writings.