With the upcoming Oct. 5 elections, the country has a new opportunity to strengthen scientific research as a foundation for addressing today’s challenges and bolstering its sovereignty.
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In Brazil, religion is the dominant cultural grammar. More than a simple expression of individual faith, religion functions in politics as a sociolinguistic marker of order and authority.
Research shows that electoral threats do not only affect the ballot box, but also hijack public debate, using polarization to erode trust in democratic institutions.
Droughts and floods reduce agricultural production, disrupt supply chains, and limit families’ access to fruits, vegetables, and other fresh foods.
A political scientist analyzes the uncertain outlook for this year’s elections and the risks their results pose to governability and democracy in Brazil.
After ten months of investigation, the Banco Master case points to banker Daniel Vorcaro managing to take the country’s political system hostage.
The agreement could mark a turning point for public policies on social media precisely because it addresses the architecture of the platforms themselves.
Physical exercise, a proper diet, cognitive training, clinical monitoring, and socialization improve cognitive performance by 55% among older adults in Latin America.
Dependent on a delicate hormonal balance, the thyroid gland is adversely affected by ultra-processed foods, among other artificial interventions in our diet.
As cases surged in 2024 in Brazil, reports also emerged of deaths and babies born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations linked to Oropouche virus infection.
Changes that took millions of years can now happen in a matter of decades, and this accelerated rhythm can be destructive, with dangerous consequences for the planet
The promise of dating apps like Tinder was to make it easier to meet people, but the results have included more casual sexual encounters, greater difficulty finding stable relationships and an even more competitive dating scene.
A 240-million-year-old animal helps us understand a period before the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion
The Noronha skink arrived on the island millions of years ago from Africa, likely on floating masses of vegetation carried by ocean currents.
Scientists have identified sertraline — the active ingredient in Zoloft and dozens of other antidepressants — in the brain tissue of hammerhead sharks caught off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
A new study shows that it is possible to increase the number of bird species in a forest fragment without increasing its size.
The decline in deforestation is largely due to the strengthening of monitoring and control mechanisms, but this could be undermined by a bill that restricts environmental enforcement
While technology can promote inclusion and access to information, it can also lead to dependency and affect the cultural identity of indigenous communities.
Betting has turned passion into a transaction, with poor families in Brazil and elsewhere spending money that could have gone to food, transport, diapers, electricity, or rent.
An increase of just 0.03% in illegal gold mining is associated with a 20 to 46% increase in the local incidence of malaria in Yanomami lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
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Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
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Professor titular, Campus Floresta, Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)
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Postdoctoral associate, Instituto Butantan
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Professor do Departamento de Psiquiatria da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
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Pesquisador do Centro de Sensoriamento Remoto (CSR), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
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Doutor em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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Co-fundador do Instituto Latino-Americano para o Multilateralismo (ILAM) e pesquisador, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
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Pesquisadora no Programa da Dinâmica Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
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Professor, PUC-Rio
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Diretor do Instituto Butantan e Professor Titular do Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da USP (FMUSP)
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Diretora de Pesquisa, Instituto Igarapé
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PhD researcher, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
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Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)