RIO DE JANEIRO--
On 8 September, Brazil's treasury department cut
747
million; a second decree, issued on 30 October, trimmed another 5%, pushing many universities and laboratories to the brink
of insolvency. Making matters worse, the government announced on 10 November that next year, the science ministry will receive
18.7%
... [Show full abstract] less than it had requested. Particularly hard hit is the country's principal science funding agency, the CNPq, which
has not been able to distribute any new money for research in 1998.