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| Centro Acadêmico XI de Agosto | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centro Acadêmico XI de Agosto |
| Native name | Centro Acadêmico XI de Agosto |
| Formation | 1933 |
| Type | Student union |
| Headquarters | São Paulo |
| Location | Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo |
Centro Acadêmico XI de Agosto is the official student body of the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, founded in 1933 during the Vargas Era and active through the Estado Novo, the Diretas Já movement, and contemporary Brazilian politics. The organization has interacted with institutions such as the Universidade de São Paulo, the Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, the Partido dos Trabalhadores, and the Movimento Estudantil while maintaining links to cultural venues like Teatro Municipal and Biblioteca Mário de Andrade. As a locus for legal debate it has engaged with figures associated with the Supremo Tribunal Federal, the Ministério Público, the Assembleia Legislativa, the Prefeitura de São Paulo, and international connections to the Universidade de Coimbra and the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The body emerged amid the Estado Novo period and the wider Republican tradition shaped by the Revolução de 1930, aligning with legal scholars who interacted with jurists from the Supremo Tribunal Federal, ministros of the Ministério da Justiça, and professors linked to Universidade de São Paulo and Instituto de Estudos Avançados. During the 1940s and 1950s it intersected with movements involving Getúlio Vargas, Juscelino Kubitschek, and João Goulart and hosted debates that involved delegates from the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Partido Comunista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, and União Democrática Nacional. In the 1960s the entity confronted episodes related to the Golpe de 1964 and the military regime, with members later appearing in trials before the Superior Tribunal de Justiça, interacting with the Comissão Nacional da Verdade, the Comissão da Anistia, and civil society organizations such as Pastoral da Terra and Fundação Getulio Vargas. From the 1980s onward it played roles in campaigns tied to Diretas Já, the Constituinte de 1988, the Partido dos Trabalhadores, the Movimento Passe Livre, and cultural collaborations with SESC, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and Instituto Moreira Salles.
Governance follows elected directories patterned after longstanding university traditions seen at Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco and modeled on student organs in Universidade de Coimbra and Universidad de Buenos Aires; officers have included presidents, secretaries, and treasurers who liaise with the Reitoria da Universidade de São Paulo, the Conselho Universitário, and the Diretório Central dos Estudantes. Electoral processes reference precedents from the Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduandos and statutes comparable to those of the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil and Conselho Federal de Educação, while disciplinary and financial oversight has been coordinated with the Biblioteca Mário de Andrade and Caixa Econômica Federal in administrative matters. Legal counsel often involves alumni linked to Supremo Tribunal Federal, Tribunal Superior do Trabalho, Tribunal Regional Federal, and public defenders tied to Ministério Público and Defensoria Pública.
Regular programming includes academic conferences with participation from professores da Universidade de São Paulo, symposia featuring jurists from Supremo Tribunal Federal, panels with representatives of Ministério Público, debates involving Partido dos Trabalhadores and Partido Socialista Brasileiro, and seminars tied to Direito Constitucional and Direito Civil. Cultural activities have been held in cooperation with Teatro Municipal, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Biblioteca Mário de Andrade, Instituto Moreira Salles, and SESC, and publications have appeared alongside presses such as Editora Revista dos Tribunais and Fundação Getulio Vargas. The center organizes moot court competitions that simulate cases from Supremo Tribunal Federal, International Court of Justice, and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and it hosts voter education drives in partnership with Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, municipal secretariats like Prefeitura de São Paulo, and NGOs such as Transparência Brasil and Amnesty International.
Historically influential in national debates, the organization has connections to political currents involving Getúlio Vargas, Juscelino Kubitschek, João Goulart, the Movimento Estudantil of 1968, Diretas Já, and the Partido dos Trabalhadores; alumni and guest speakers have included parliamentarians from Assembleia Legislativa, vereadores from Câmara Municipal de São Paulo, and ministers of the Supremo Tribunal Federal. It has collaborated with labor unions such as Central Única dos Trabalhadores, social movements like Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, and advocacy groups including Human Rights Watch and Comissão de Direitos Humanos, shaping discourse on constituição, anistia, and reformas debated in the Congresso Nacional and Comissão de Constituição e Justiça. Internationally it has engaged with delegations from Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de São Paulo's partner networks, and exchanges with the University of Oxford, Harvard Law School, and the Max Planck Institute.
Headquartered in the historic Largo de São Francisco building near Praça da Sé, the center occupies offices and meeting rooms used for colloquia, archives, and a dedicated library with ties to Biblioteca Mário de Andrade, Arquivo Histórico Municipal, and Fundação Getulio Vargas. Facilities have hosted exhibitions in collaboration with Museu de Arte de São Paulo and Instituto Moreira Salles, moot court hearings simulating Supremo Tribunal Federal dockets, and public assemblies drawing attendees from Universidade de São Paulo, Teatro Municipal events, and municipal cultural programs coordinated with Prefeitura de São Paulo.
Alumni have included jurists, politicians, and public intellectuals who later served on the Supremo Tribunal Federal, held ministerial posts in cabinets of presidents such as Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and became deputies in the Congresso Nacional and senators in Senado Federal. Former members and guest speakers have been associated with Universidade de Coimbra, Harvard Law School, University of Oxford, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Tribunal Superior do Trabalho, Tribunal Regional Federal, Comissão Nacional da Verdade, Comissão da Anistia, and international institutions like the International Criminal Court and Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Category:Student organizations in Brazil