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2019 Brazilian student protests
Demonstration against education budget cuts on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, SP.
Date	May – October 2019
Location	Brazil
Goals	Opposition to education budget cuts Opposition to funding freezes for Science and Technology Opposition to pension reform
Parties
Jair Bolsonaro administration[1] National Union of Students (UNE), Brazilian Union of Secondary Students (UBES), and trade unions
Number
1,500,000 (according to organizers)[2]

The student protests in Brazil in 2019, popularly known as the Education Tsunami, took place on May 15, May 30, and August 13, and were the first major mobilization against the Jair Bolsonaro administration.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} Due to cuts in education from primary to higher education and freezes in science and technology development, there was a shutdown in higher and primary education, accompanied by protests led by students and education professionals.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

The National Union of Students (UNE), the Brazilian Union of Secondary Students (UBES), and trade unions called for demonstrations, which were joined by other entities and institutions.^[13][14] The protests are related to cuts in the education and research budget decreed by Minister Abraham Weintraub. In education, government cuts amount to 7.4 billion reais.^[15] Investments in research, such as grants from the Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), were cut, affecting future researchers.^[16][17] While state military police did not estimate the number of protesters, the UNE said that there were 1.8 million people on the streets in more than 200 cities in all states of the country and the Federal District.^[18][19]