Ex-Ministers of Science Release Manifesto against The Bolsonaro Government

For the fourth time, past government officials join forces against current government measures

Jul.2.2019 2:28PM

Júlia Barbon
RIO DE JANEIRO

Ten former ministers of Science, Technology, and Innovation have come together to show they oppose Jair Bolsonaro's government measures in the area.

"We live today the greatest of trials in our history," said a manifesto signed by them on Monday (1st).

The document, called "Brazilian Science on Alert," brought together portfolio managers in the last 30 years, most of them in PT governments, and was launched at the Engineering Institute (Coppe) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ( UFRJ).

"The drastic budget cuts could lead to an unparalleled setback in the history of Brazilian science, an essential and critical area for economic and social development as well as national sovereignty," the two-page text begins.

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https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2019/07/ex-ministers-of-science-release-manifesto-against-the-bolsonaro-government.shtml