According to the prosecutor, the occupation at USP was "vandalism".

Gisele Federicce _247 – The prosecutor Eliana Passarelli, from the State Public Prosecutor's Office, who filed the complaint accusing 72 people of five crimes for participating in the occupation of the University of São Paulo's Rectory, sees what happened in November 2011 as "vandalism." According to her, the participants in the protest were not only students. "There were filmmakers, architects, public employees...", she stated in an interview with... 247.

When asked if she didn't see the act as a social demonstration, the prosecutor replied: "No, not at all. This is not a social demonstration; these are crimes committed by them. They are far from being a social demonstration. When public order is disobeyed, it is vandalism." The complaint, Published earlier by 247The request will now be reviewed by one of the judges at the São Paulo Criminal Court and may or may not be accepted.

According to the prosecutor, there is a good chance the case will proceed, since "the entire complaint was based on technical reports." She declined to respond to the students' accusation that the punishment was orchestrated between the University Rectorate and the State Government. "I'm not going to confront students at this point in my life," said Eliana. 247Two defendants said they believed that everything was "orchestrated" between the two parties.read more).

According to Eliana, the combined sentences for the crimes of forming a criminal gang, possession of explosives, damage to public property, disobedience, and environmental crime (graffiti) would amount to 15 years and six months. However, "doing a conservative estimate," based on the minimum sentences, the result is approximately eight years. "They thought they would get away with it. USP is a public university; it has a hospital inside, avenues, they can't think that there's only the USP building. They took the risk and now they have to reap what they sowed."

She further stated that students who believe there is evidence "planted" by the police "will have to prove it in court." The Military Police's Shock Troops, which stormed the Rector's office while enforcing a court order for repossession on November 8, 2011, ending the occupation of the premises, found an "explosive device," according to the Public Prosecutor's Office complaint. According to student Fernando Bustamante, the objects were "planted" by the police. "If they protest incorrectly again, they will be punished again. I am doing my job," the prosecutor concluded.