Communist Youth Union (Brazil)

The Communist Youth Union (in Portuguese: União da Juventude Comunista, UJC) is a Brazilian political organization officially founded in 1927, serving as the youth wing of the Brazilian Communist Party. Initially called the Communist Youth (Juventude Comunista), the UJC was the main youth organization responsible for the creation of the National Union of Students (UNE) in December 1938. The organization operates both within the student movement (currently part of the left-wing opposition within UNE) and among young workers, positioning itself against the policy of class collaboration. A member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, the UJC defines itself as a school for cadres and for political training based theoretically on Marxism-Leninism.