UFPA Probes Claim Professor Removed Quilombola Student From Class Over Baby

Overview

• Lorrany da Paixão Maia, a Rural Development student in Belém, says she was told to leave class while holding her seven-month-old son, who she reports was asleep and quiet.
• Academic centers and witnesses describe public humiliation, citing the instructor’s remarks about classroom conduct, a demand that the student leave, and a refusal to provide the missed material.
• The student sought legal assistance from the Federal Public Defender’s Office and reported the case to the university ombudsman, with a filing also taken to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
• Student and community groups, including quilombola and Indigenous associations, led a peaceful march to INEAF and the UFPA rector’s office on February 11 calling for accountability and protections for mothers.
• UFPA acknowledges the demonstrations and says appropriate procedures have been underway since February 9, while no disciplinary outcome has been announced and the instructor has not responded publicly.