6 4 , ▁which ▁started ▁with ▁the ▁de position ▁of ▁João ▁G oul art . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁U F ES , ▁Hart ung ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁D CE ▁( the ▁Stud ents ' ▁Central ▁Directory ) ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁that ▁rest ruct ured ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Stud ents , ▁having ▁served ▁as ▁organ izer ▁of ▁Esp ir ito ▁Santo ▁ben ch ▁and ▁mobil izing ▁deleg ates ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁the ▁entity ' s ▁reconst ruction ▁con gress ▁representing ▁all ▁Brazil ian ▁students , ▁held ▁in ▁Salvador , ▁capital ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Bah ia . ▁ ▁Hart ung ▁joined ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁therefore ▁initi ated ▁its ▁political ▁party ▁traject ory . ▁At ▁ 2 5 - year - old , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁state ▁representative ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁( 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 7 ), ▁standing ▁out ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁parliament arian ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Esp í rito ▁Santo . ▁ ▁On ▁exp iry ▁of ▁the ▁mand ate , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁four - year ▁term ▁( 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 0 ) ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁draft ing ▁the ▁State ▁Constitution . ▁In ▁his ▁passage ▁through ▁the ▁Assembly