Brazil

Apr 11, 20214 min read

Brazilian Scientists Face Rising Attacks from Bolsonaro’s Regime

By Herton Escobar | Last week, scientists at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), Brazil’s lead agency for...

Nov 29, 20203 min read

Bolsonaro’s War against Academic Freedom

In May 2019, thousands of scientists, educators, and students in more than 200 cities around Brazil swamped the streets to protest cuts...

Jun 19, 20202 min read

Bolsonaro’s “Anti-Intellectualist Policy” Compromises Academic Freedom

On June 18, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to intervene in the appointment of university deans...

May 27, 20193 min read

Bolsonaro’s New Enemy: Autonomy of Brazil’s Universities

On May 15, 2019, thousands of scientists, educators, and students in more than 200 cities around Brazil swamped the streets to protest...

Nov 7, 20182 min read

Endangered Scholars Worldwide Deplores Attack on Freedom of Expression in Brazil’s Universities

Reports claim that police officers and military have unleashed a full-scale operation in more than 20 public universities in Brazil as a...

Jul 25, 20181 min read

Brazilian Student Killed in Nicaragua

A Brazilian medical student and 350 other people have been killed amid the political unrest that has rocked Nicaragua since April 2018....