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Far-right attacks on Brazilian universities

Overview

A sociological study published in the June 2026 issue of the Revista Brasileira de Sociologia analyzes attacks by far-right extremists on Brazilian public universities. The research specifically examines the 2025 occupations of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at the University of São Paulo (USP).

The study characterizes these incursions as “staged political performances” intended to delegitimize academic knowledge and increase media visibility. Researchers link these actions to right-wing discourses that frame universities as leftist strongholds, noting that online amplification and disinformation campaigns are used to transform campus protests into spectacles that reinforce extremist narratives.

Entities

LISA-USP · University of São Paulo · Brazilian far‑right extremist groups · Unicamp · Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH)

Timeline

5 days ago

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Sources

antropologia.fflch.usp.br · ciddic.unicamp.br