Alysson Leandro Barbate Mascaro will be away for 60 days; university stated that decision is necessary for the smooth progress of investigations
A (University of São Paulo) dismissed the professor from the Faculty of Law this Friday (Dec 13, 2024) for 60 days. He is accused by students and former students of sexual abuse and harassment.
In a note, the university stated that “there is strong evidence of the materiality of the facts” and that the same “involve possible typical harassment sexual”. Here is the document (PDF – 116 kB).
According to USP, The removal is necessary for the investigations to proceed properly, since the professor has influence and authority because of his position.
Alysson Mascaro is an associate professor at the USP Law School, on the Largo São Francisco campus, in the capital of São Paulo. He is also a professor in Philosophy and General Theory of Law at the university.
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The decision came after the Intercept Brasil publish a with reports of abuse and harassment allegedly committed by the teacher.
The cases would have taken place from 2006 until the beginning of 2024. There are accusations of forced kisses, inappropriate conduct and rape. The victims would be 10 men who are currently aged 24 to 38.
The report says that most of the victims interviewed claim to have met Mascaro in the Critical Research Group on Law and Legal Subjectivity, linked to the Department of Philosophy and General Theory of Law at USP.
The men report that the professor approached them with professional promises and used his influence to attract students. Alysson Mascaro is a reference in Marxist thought in Brazil and has a canal no YouTube with 54,100 followers.
According to the victims, the professor’s actions were known to people at the USP Law School. One of them, according to the report, reported that members of the research group’s coordination team deleted comments on Mascaro’s profile about the abuse.
O Intercept Brasil states that he spoke with the victims, in person and by video. The men would have sent emails, prints and documents with evidence of harassment episodes. Friends of the victims were also interviewed and would have contributed evidence.
