Open Letter to Society in Favor of Reinstatement to Their Positions by Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation Researchers
We, professors from the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo, designated here, and other signatory colleagues from this and other institutions present our protests against the dismissal of the positions of leadership and direction of the Research Centers of the Casa de Rui Barbosa, essayist and professor Flora Sussekind, sociologist and writer José Almino de Alencar, journalist Jöelle Rouchou, political scientist Charles Gomes and theatrical and cultural historian Antônio Herculano Lopes. All of them are highly qualified researchers with effective intellectual performance, with recognized competence in conducting research at a prestigious institution in the area of Human Sciences. Their exonerations are unjustifiable and unacceptable. Providing them with our solidarity, we reject the disrespectful way in which they were removed from their positions by force and motivations absolutely alien to the intellectual, scientific and academic purposes and principles that guide the administration of public institutions, dedicated to the production of knowledge. This obvious arbitrariness undermines the preservation processes and the study of the collections of one of the main research centers in Brazil. Added to this are censorship and persecution of other cultural, scientific and educational activities, among other forms of violence that today seek to be institutionalized.
We call on everyone who is concerned with the production and circulation of research and knowledge in Brazil to unite in favor of the fair and immediate reappointment of fellow researchers to their positions, in defense of Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa and public institutions of teaching, education and search.
- Adelaide Gonçalves, UFC
- Adma Muhana, USP
- Adrian Pablo Fanjul, USP
- Afranio Mendes Catani, USP
- Alcides Villaca, USP
- Alcir Pécora, UNICAMP
- Alfredo Cesar Barbosa de Melo, UNICAMP
- Allysson Fernandes Garcia, UFG
- Álvaro Bianchi, UNICAMP
- Álvaro Hattnher, UNESP
- Amelia Cohn, USP
- Ana Cristina de Rezende Chiara, UERJ
- Ana Fani Alessandri Carlos, USP
- Ana Lúcia Machado de Oliveira, UERJ
- André Luiz Rodrigues, USP
- André Martin, USP
- André Nemi Conforte, UERJ
- André Roberto Martins, USP
- André Singer, USP
- Andrea Werkema, UERJ
- Angelita Pereira de Lima, UFG
- Anita Simis, UNESP
- Anselmo Pessoa Neto, UFG
- Antonia Terra de Calazans Fernandes, USP
- Antonio Bosi, UNIOESTE
- Antonio Dimas, USP
- Antonio Manoel dos Santos Silva, UNESP
- Arlenice Almeida da Silva, USP
- Armando Caputi, UFABC
- Arnaldo Franco Junior, UNESP
- Beatriz Daruj Gil, USP
- Beatriz Raposo de Medeiros, USP
- Beatriz Vieira, UERJ
- Benivaldo José de Araújo Junior, USP
- Benjamin Abdala Junior, USP
- Betina Bischof, USP
- Bruno Gomide, USP
- Caio Gagliardi, USP
- Carlinda Fragale Pate Nuñez, UERJ
- Carlos Augusto Calil, USP
- Carmem Lúcia Negreiros de Figueiredo, UERJ
- Celia Sebastiana Silva, UFG
- Celso Favaretto, USP
- Celso Frederico, USP
- Cibele Saliba Rizek, USP
- Cícero Romão Resende de Araújo, USP
- Cilaine Alves Cunha, USP
- Claudio Cezar Henriques, UERJ
- Constantino Luz de Medeiros, UFMG
- Daniel Gaido, CONICET (National University of Córdoba)
- Deise Quintiliano, UERJ
- Elaine Nunes Silva Fernandes, UFAL
- Eliane Robert de Moraes, USP
- Eliany Alvarenga, UFG
- Elias Thomé Saliba, USP
- Elyezer Szturm, UNB
- Enid Yatsouda, UNICAMP
- Ernani Chaves, UFPA
- Erwin Torralbo Gimenez, USP
- Fabio Alves, USP
- Fabio Betioli Contel, USP
- Fabio Konder Comparato
- Fabio de Souza Andrade, USP
- Fatima Cristina Dias Rocha, UERJ
- Felipe Bastos Mansur da Silva, UERJ
- Fernanda Areas Peixoto, USP
- Fernanda Carneiro Cavalcanti, UERJ
- Fernanda Lemos de Lima, UNESP
- Fernanda Padovesi Fonseca, USP
- Flavio Aguiar, USP
- Flavio Carneiro, UERJ
- Francini Ricieri, UNICAMP
- Francisco Foot Hardman, UNICAMP
- Gabriel Cohn, USP
- Gloria Alves, USP
- Grace Druck, UFG
- Guilherme Wisnik, USP
- Gustavo Bernardo Galvão Krause, UERJ
- Helder Garmes, USP
- Hélio de Seixas Guimarães, USP
- Heloisa Buarque de Almeida, USP
- Heloisa Fernandes, USP
- Henrique Marques Samyn, UERJ
- Henrique Pessoa Pereira Alves, Scuola AUIC (Italy)
- Hivy Damasio Araújo Mello, UNICAMP
- Homero Freitas de Andrade, USP
- Homero Santiago, USP
- Horacio Costa, USP
- Horacio Gutierrez, USP
- Ieda Magri, UERJ
- Ieda Maria Alves, USP
- Iris Kantor, USP
- Ismail N. Xavier, USP
- Italo Moriconi, UERJ
- Ivan Marques, USP
- Ivo da Silva Junior, UNIFESP
- Jaime Ginzburg, USP
- Jean Pierre Chauvin, USP
- Jefferson Agostini Melo, USP
- Joaci Pereira Furtado, UFF
- João Adolfo Hansen, USP
- João Cezar de Castro Rocha, UERJ
- João dos Reis Silva Junior, UFSCar
- Joao Roberto Farias, USP
- Jorge Grespan, USP
- Jorge Leite Jr., UFSCar
- Jorge Mattos Brito de Almeida, USP
- José Antonio Vasconcelos, USP
- José Carlos Pinheiro Prioste, UERJ
- José Carlos Santos de Azeredo, UERJ
- José Luiz Fiorin, USP
- José Miguel Wisnik, USP
- José Ricardo Ramalho, UFRJ
- Julio Ambrózio, UFJF
- Laura Erber, UNIRIO and University of Copenhagen KUA
- Laurindo Leal Filho, USP
- Laymert Garcia dos Santos, UNICAMP
- Leda Maria Paulani, USP
- Lenita Maria Rimoli Pisetta, USP
- Leon Kossovitch, USP
- Leonardo Davino de Oliveira, UERJ
- Lígia Chiappinni, USP
- Ligia Fonseca Ferreira, UNIFESP
- Lorenzo Mammì, USP
- Lucia de La Rocque Rodriguez, UERJ
- Lucia Granja, UNICAMP
- Luciano César Garcia Pinto, UNIFESP
- Luciene Marie Pavanelo, UNESP
- Luís Augusto Fischer, UFRGS
- Luis Cesar Oliva, USP
- Luiz Bernardo Pericas, USP
- Luiz Dagobert de Aguirra Roncari, USP
- Luiz Eduardo Soares, UERJ
- Luiz Jorge Weneck Vianna, PUC
- Luiz Renato Martins, USP
- Luiz Roberto Santos Moraes, UFBA
- Magali dos Santos Moura, UERJ
- Magda Bahia Schlee, UERJ
- Maite Celada, USP
- Manoel Fernandes de Sousa Neto, USP
- Manoel Luiz Gonçalves Corrêa, UERJ
- Manoela Rossinetti Rufinoni, UNIFESP
- Marcelo Braz, UFRJ
- Marcelo Lachat, UNIFESP
- Marcelo Ridenti, UNICAMP
- Marcia Regina Barros da Silva, USP
- Marcia Maria de Arruda Franco, USP
- Marcos Antonio de Moraes, USP
- Marcos Del Royo, UNESP
- Marcos Flaminio, USP
- Marcos Napolitano, USP
- Marcos Silva, USP
- Marcus Alexandre Motta, UERJ
- Marcus Mazzari, USP
- Maria Alice Gonçalves Antunes, UERJ
- Maria Augusta Costa Vieira, USP
- Maria Betânia Amoroso, UNICAMP
- Maria Caramez Carlotto, UFABC
- Maria do Socorro Fernandes de Carvalho, UNIFESP
- Maria Helena Pereira Toledo Machado, USP
- Maria Inês Batista Campos, USP
- Maria Ligia Prado, USP
- Maria Lucia Cacciola, USP
- Maria Lygia Quartim de Moraes, UNICAMP
- Maria Teresa Tedesco Vilardo Abreu, UERJ
- Maria Victoria Benevides, USP
- Marilena Chauí, USP
- Marilia Garcia, UNIFESP
- Mario Jorge da Motta Bastos, UFF
- Marta M. Chagas de Carvalho, USP
- Mauricio Keinert, USP
- Mauro Luís Iasi, UFRJ
- Mayra Laudanna, USP
- Michel Lowy, CNRS (France)
- Michel Riaudel, Sorbonne University (France)
- Miriam Gárate, UNICAMP
- Monica Arroyo, USP
- Nabil Araújo de Souza, UERJ
- Neide T. Maya Gonzalez, USP
- Olga Ferreira Coelho, Sansone, USP
- Olgaria Matos, USP and UNIFESP
- Osvaldo Coggiola, USP
- Otilia Arantes, USP
- Oto Araujo Vale, UFSCar
- Pablo Simpson, UNESP
- Paola Giraldo Herrera, UNIFESSPA
- Paula Marcelino, USP
- Paulo Arantes, USP
- Paulo Butti from Lima, University of Bari (Italy)
- Paulo Henrique Fernandes Silveira, USP
- Paulo Henriques Britto, PUC
- Paul Martins, USP
- Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, USP
- Pedrinho Guareschi, UFRGS
- Pítias Lobo, UFG
- Priscila Figueiredo, USP
- Priscila Rossinetti Rufinoni, UnB
- Ramiro Marcos Dulcich Piccolo, UFF
- Regina Lucia Pontieri, USP
- Renan Quinalha, UNIFESP
- Renato da Silva Queiroz, USP
- Renato Janine Ribeiro, USP
- Ricardo Fabrini, USP
- Ricardo Musse, USP
- Ricardo Souza de Carvalho, USP
- Ricardo Terra, USP
- Roberto Leher, UFRJ
- Roberto Schwarz, UNICAMP
- Rodrigo Castelo Branco Santos, UNIRIO
- Ronaldo Brito, PUC
- Rosângela Sarteschi, USP
- Salete Cara, USP
- Sandra Guardini Teixeira Vasconcelos, USP
- Šárka Grauová, Charles University (Czech Republic)
- Sean Purdy, USP
- Sergio Cardoso, USP
- Sergio Nazar David, UERJ
- Sheila Vieira de Camargo Grillo, USP
- Silvia Maria Azevedo, UNESP
- Silviano Santiago, PUC/RJ and UFF
- Simone Rossinetti Rufinoni, USP
- Susana Souto, UFAL
- Susanna Busato, UNESP
- Sylvia Basseto, USP
- Sylvia Caiuby Novaes, USP
- Tania Maria Nunes de Lima Câmara, UERJ
- Tania Shepherd, UERJ
- Thais Caroline dos Santos Fidelis, UFAL
- Thelma Lessa da Fonseca, UFMS
- Ulisses Infante, UNESP
- Vagner Camilo, USP
- Valdemar, UFSCar
- Vanessa Martins do Monte, USP
- Vima Lia de Rossi Martin, USP
- Vinícius Vieira Pereira, UFES
- Virginia Fontes, UFF
- Viviana Bosi, USP
- Vivianne Fleury de Faria, UFG
- Vladimir Safatle, USP
- Wagner Costa Ribeiro, USP
- Walnice Nogueira Galvão, USP
- Wilson Alves Bezerra, UFSCar
- Wilton Jose Marques, UFSCar
- Yudith Rosenbaun, USP
