Brazil plans to slash funding of universities by 30 percent
Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Updated 5:14 pm CDT, Wednesday, May 1, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Education officials in Brazil's far-right government say they are slashing university funding 30%, a move at least partly motivated by complaints about partisan activities on campus.
Education Minister Abraham Weintraub first told the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo on Tuesday that he had cut the budget of three federal universities Brasilia, Bahia and Fluminense because of their ideological stance and poor performance.
Weintraub complained about political events, partisan demonstrations and other events that he said are inappropriate for a university, though he did not give specific examples, according to the newspaper.
"The university must have a surplus of money to be making such a mess and organizing ridiculous events," Weintraub said. "I can cut and, unfortunately, need to cut from somewhere," he added, saying it was part of a broader administration effort to reduce public spending.
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