Luisa Massarani
NewsFears for Brazilian science amid federal funding freeze
Scientists braced for fallout of Bolsonaro’s budget cuts
NewsBrazil’s budget booed by the country’s scientists
Science funding in Brazil appears frozen at 2017 amounts – its lowest level in 10 years, despite promises of a 40% increase
NewsUS auditors still have a beef with Brazilian meat
Months after Brazil’s meat scandal was uncovered, US food safety agency finds that problems persist with inspection and regulatory enforcement
NewsBrazil’s meaty mess
Investigation reveals corruption among Brazilian meat inspectors, use of chemicals to hide rotten meat
NewsBrazilian science faces ‘imminent catastrophe’
A constitutional amendment advancing through Brazil’s Congress seriously threatens the nation’s scientific enterprise, experts warn
NewsBrazil joins race to commercialise graphene
A new graphene and nanomaterials research centre, known as MackGraphe, has officially opened in São Paulo
NewsBrazil’s science squeeze
A crisis in Brazilian science is underway as money fails to materialise for researchers in universities
NewsBrazilian mine disaster releases dangerous metals
Irreversible negative human health and environmental effects could result from Brazilian mine’s dam collapse
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Brazil puts $680m into innovation centres
Funding will keep multi-disciplinary projects running for up to 11 years
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Brazil takes a knife to science funding again
Money for research is cut for the second year running as the country prioritises its debt over science
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World's first 'green' linear polyethylene launched
Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem aim to make 200,000 tonnes of plastic per year from sugarcane