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Nature 423, 379-380 (22 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/423379a
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Brazilian science: Under new management
David Adam1
Abstract
After decades of rule by first the military and then parties associated with the privileged élite, Brazil now has a left-wing president. David Adam considers the implications for the country's science.
If few Brazilian scientists were aware of Roberto Amaral when he took up office as the country's minister of science and technology on 2 January, most knew his name a week later. In his maiden media interview, Amaral seemed to suggest that Brazil was about to resurrect its nuclear-weapons programme — a gaffe that forced officials to issue a hasty statement ruling out such a volatile move.
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