Vaccines, medicine and technology come from research. In 2021, a R$ 2.7 billion cut to science led scientists to warn of a brain drain. In 2019, the head of the space agency INPE was fired after defending its deforestation data.
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- Ministro promete recuperar recursos em ciência após corte de R$ 600 milhões –; TecnoblogConfirms the R$ 600 million cut to science and technology funding in 2021.Read the story
- 'Falta de consideração', diz Marcos Pontes sobre corte de R$ 600 mi no financiamento de pesquisas - PontoPoderThe Science minister himself criticized the R$ 600 million cut requested by the economic team in 2021.Read the story
- Diretor do Inpe caiu por 'perda de confiança', diz Marcos PontesThe government confirmed Ricardo Galvão's removal from INPE after the dispute over deforestation data.Read the story
- Diretor do Inpe, Ricardo Galvão diz que será exonerado do cargoGalvão announced his dismissal after Bolsonaro called INPE's data lies.Read the story
Sources
Where the data on this page comes from.
- CAPES
CAPES and CNPq raise graduate grants by 40% (2023), the first increase since 2013.
- TV Senado
R$ 2.7 billion cut to science in 2021 and brain-drain warning.
- Agência Brasil
Bolsonaro called INPE's data “lies”; its director was fired in 2019.