Students end strike at USP after almost 60 days

Students at USP (University of São Paulo) voted to end the strike, on Monday night (8), during an assembly. Through the DCE (Central Student Directory), the students decided to end the strike.

The strike, which lasted almost 60 days, began on April 14 of this year. In total, there were 323 votes for the end of the strike, against 255 for the continuation of the demands, at least seven students present abstained from the election.

According to the determination of the assembly, the courses will be able to decide, independently, to maintain the strike in each faculty.

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When contacted, the USP rectory did not return CNN Brasil's request for a position on the vote. The space remains open.

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At USP, the strike began on April 14 and has affected more than 100 courses since it began. After three rounds of negotiations without agreement, the rectory considered the dialogue with the students to be over, amid disagreements over the issues covered.

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"The Rectory of USP spoke with the student representation in the last few days in three meetings, totaling 20 hours and considers the negotiation of student agendas to be closed", stated the university, at the time, in an official statement.

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Occupation of the rectory
The students who participated in the strike broke down a gate at the beginning of May and managed to occupy the institution's rectory. Protesters called for the reopening of the negotiation table between the strike command and rector Aluísio Segurado.

After three days, the PM's Riot Police surrounded the building while the students were sleeping and evacuated the students.

The Rectory of USP released, on the occasion, a note regretting the invasion of the building and stating that the act was an "escalation of violence with damage to public property".

*Under the supervision of Thiago Félix and with information from Manuella Dal Mas and Yasmin Silveste

Source: CNN