RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government invested less in science and technology last year than in 2009. The survey was conducted by economist Fernanda De Negri, from the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
The funding cuts range from specific issues, such as the crash of the Lattes platform - a database containing information on all Brazilian researchers, which was offline for two weeks this month - to long-term effects, such as economic competitiveness loss.
Since early last year, the relevance of science has increased with the demand created by the pandemic, which involves studies on tests, drugs and vaccines . . .
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