USP Sets Mediation Panel as Student Strike Spreads Across São Paulo Campuses

Overview

• USP has created a mediation commission to restart talks with student leaders.
• The Military Police cleared the occupied rector’s building at dawn on May 10 in an operation that students say used stun grenades, tear gas and batons.
• State deputy Guto Zacarias has asked the rector to open a disciplinary probe that could lead to expulsions over alleged damage to the building.
• The strike has widened to Unicamp and Unesp as dozens of courses halt classes and Forum das Seis leaders seek new talks with the council of rectors.
• Students want the PAPFE monthly aid raised from R$885 to R$1,804, while USP has offered an inflation update to about R$912.