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‘Tropical Trump’ sparks unprecedented crisis for Brazilian science

Tensions are rising as Jair Bolsonaro’s administration questions the work of government scientists and institutes debilitating cuts to research funding.
  1. Jeff Tollefson
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When neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro presented a preview of a report on the dire state of research in Brazil at a meeting of a major scientific society on 23 July, several government soldiers entered the room and began filming. Some in the audience took the soldiers’ actions as a show of intimidation.

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Nature 572, 161-162 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02353-6

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  • Update 02 August 2019: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Ricardo Galvão, the director of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, has been dismissed.

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