You know that viral meme on the Internet that says “trying to execute the lie of the curriculum“? Well, in real life, tampering with the truth of information in public or private documents with the intention of gaining advantage for oneself, constitutes a crime of ideological falsehood. It is on this charge that the Federal University of Sao Paulo (USP) faces problems in relation to a possible selection process fraud.
Between the 2nd and the 12th of May, the Department of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) opened a competition for a professorship in the area of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature. This selection process is being investigated because the first place candidate, Fernando Baião Viotti, would have declared experience at the Federal University of Ouro Preto, without having any connection with the institution, according to a report signed by the UFPO Registration and Registration Coordination, at the request of another candidate competitor.
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The statements of the parties involved contradict each other. USP, on the one hand, claims that the vacancy went to another candidate, not Viotti. Despite having been evaluated with a grade of 9.5 in the delivery of the Memorial (part of the selection where the candidates present their experiences) even without proving the passage through the University of Gold Black. On the other hand, Fernando Viotti, at first, did not respond to requests for clarification, but later spoke alongside a lawyer, who presented a document signed by the head of the FFLCH, Colégio Roberto Gonçalves, which he would have taught in the University. Viotte's Defense claims that there are other means of proof, such as paychecks, former colleagues and former students.
In any case, submitting false information can result in imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine. check out the Art 299 of the Penal Code – Decree-Law No. 2,848, dated December 7, 1940:
ideological falsehood
Art. 299 – Omit, in a public or private document, a statement that should be included therein, or insert or cause to insert a false or different from what should be written, with the purpose of harming the right, creating an obligation or changing the truth about the fact legally relevant:
Pity - imprisonment, from one to five years, and a fine, if the document is public, and imprisonment from one to three years, and a fine, if the document is private.
Single paragraph - If the agent is a public official, and commits the crime by taking advantage of the position, or if the falsification or alteration is in the civil registry, the penalty is increased by a sixth part.
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