National Union of Students (Brazil)

The National Union of Students (União Nacional dos Estudantes or UNE) is a student organization in Brazil. Founded on 11 August 1937,^[1] it represents more than 5 million students of higher education,^[2] and is headquartered in São Paulo,^[3] with branch offices in Rio de Janeiro and Goiás.^[3] Its main objective is to achieve education better conditions in the education sector.^[4] Although not officially linked to any political party,^[5] since 1980 it has been directed by members coming from the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB).^[6] In July 2019, the 57th Congress of the National Union of Students elected Iago Montalvão, an economics student at the University of São Paulo (USP), as its new president.^[7]

National Union of Students

União Nacional dos Estudantes
Formation	August 11, 1937; 88 years ago (1937-08-11)
Founded at	Rio de Janeiro
Type	Student organization
Location	São Paulo