A judge has stopped a medical student’s state-sponsored university grant after a social media audit showed that, contrary to her claims of an impoverished life, she was, in fact, well-heeled enough to holiday in exotic locations.
The discovery comes after the student, Gabriella Andrade Viegas de Arruda, sued the Evangelical University of Goiás and the city of Anápolis in Brazil when payments on her behalf ceased and she was unable to register for classes.
Her legal efforts appeared fruitful—until a judge spotted her mother’s name on the court documents and realized she was a lawyer under the state’s employ.
