Professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza Reproduction / Diocese of Campina Grande The Diocese of Campina Grande removed deacon Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza, who is also a teacher and was fired by the Ministry of Education (MEC) after an administrative disciplinary process that found sexual and moral harassment against students at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). The removal was announced this Wednesday (15) by the Diocese following the repercussions of the case (see the full note at the end of the article). In addition to his work at UFCG university, Antônio Lisboa was ordained deacon of the Diocese of Campina Grande in 2015. In May 2026, he was transferred from the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Rosário to the Parish of Nossa Senhora das Dores e São Lucas. ? Click here to follow the g1 PB channel on WhatsApp After the MEC fired the UFCG professor for an investigation into moral and sexual harassment against female students, the Diocese of Campina Grande announced that Antônio Lisboa was removed from all Church activities, following canonical norms. His ministry will remain suspended “to determine the facts and investigation”. To g1, Antônio Lisboa's defense informed that he received the MEC's ??decision "with perplexity" and stated that the requests presented during the administrative process were not analyzed. He also declared that the professor was acquitted by the Campina Grande Criminal Court in a case related to the same facts and that he will appeal to the Court to try to reverse his dismissal. Note from the Diocese of Campina Grande: The Diocese of Campina Grande informs that it became aware of the administrative disciplinary process at the Federal University of Campina Grande, which resulted in the dismissal of Deacon and Professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza, last Tuesday, July 14, as well as the repercussion on social media and in the press. In accordance with canonical norms, Deacon Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza was removed from all Church activities and suspended from the ministry, for the investigation of the facts and investigation. The Diocesan Church of Campina Grande reiterates its role in society in defense of truth and justice, in accordance with the Brazilian legal system, fulfilling its mission of announcing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. University offers 35 vacancies for substitute teacher selection. UFCG Professor was fired by the MEC after investigation The Ministry of Education (MEC) ordered the dismissal of professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza, from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), after the conclusion of an administrative disciplinary process that investigated the practice of sexually suggestive conduct and moral harassment against female students at the institution. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) this Tuesday (14). The decision was signed by the Minister of Education, Leonardo Osvaldo Barchini Rosa, who determined the application of the penalty of dismissal to the server. According to the MEC ordinance, the professor was fired for using the position he held at the university to carry out acts of sexual connotation and moral harassment against UFCG students. The document points out that there was "validity of the position", a term used to characterize the use of public functions to obtain personal advantage or commit irregularities. Professor already responded to lawsuit for sexual harassment in 2017 g1 had access to the sentence of a case in which Antônio Lisboa responded for sexual harassment against two women in 2017. On that occasion, he benefited from the conditional suspension of the case, a measure in which the progress of the action is suspended as long as the person under investigation meets the conditions established by the Court for a specified period. According to the sentence, he performed services to the community and regularly appeared in court to prove compliance with the orders. UFCG professor is fired after MEC decision Most watched videos on g1 Paraíba