The National Union of Students (''União Nacional dos Estudantes'' or UNE) is a
student organization
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in
Brazil
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. Founded on 11 August 1937,
it represents more than 5 million students of higher education,
and is headquartered in
São Paulo
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,
with branch offices in
Rio de Janeiro
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and
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
.
[ Its main objective is to achieve education better conditions in the education sector.] Although not officially linked to any political party, since 1980 it has been directed by members coming from the Communist Party of Brazil
The Communist Party of Brazil ( pt-BR, Partido Comunista do Brasil, PCdoB) is a political party in Brazil. The PCdoB officially adheres to Marxist–Leninist theory. It has national reach and deep penetration in the trade union and student m ...
(PCdoB). In July 2019, the 57th Congress of the National Union of Students elected Iago Montalvão, an economics student at the University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best ...
(USP), as its new president.
References
External links
União Nacional dos Estudantes
(UNE) official website
Students' unions in Brazil
Student organisations in Brazil
União Nacional dos Estudantes
Groups of students' unions
Student organizations established in 1938
1938 establishments in Brazil
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