University expels medical students over insults to scholarship students alluding to Nazism after the election
The institution in Maringá also issued warnings and suspensions but does not disclose how many students received each punishment.
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Students at a private university in Maringá, in northern Paraná, were expelled from the medical program after attacking scholarship classmates in messaging groups with allusions to Nazism, g1 reported. The messages were sent after the result of the 2026 election, in which Lula was re-elected.
On Saturday (31), UniCesumar told g1 it had concluded its inquiry and, besides the expulsions, opted for warnings and suspensions, depending on the severity of each person's conduct. Asked, the university declined to say how many students received each measure.
According to the institution, all of those punished took part in the offensive messages against students who entered higher education through social programs such as ProUni. In a statement, the university said it "vehemently repudiates any form of discrimination or prejudice."
The g1 reporter asked the institution how many students received each type of punishment, without getting a response. The offensive messages, according to the university, were sent after the election results were announced.