Anger as Brazil’s government tries to reverse campus lockdowns

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By Debora Diniz

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Professors and students protest against cuts to federal spending on higher education planned by Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing government in Brasilia in May 2019

Brazil’s public universities facing crisis as cuts deepen

Federal institutions vow to fight back against Jair Bolsonaro’s restrictive policies

By Anna McKie

27 October

Anger as Brazil’s government tries to reverse campus lockdowns

Minister promises to reward universities that go back to teaching as Bolsonaro’s administration battles with state governors over pandemic policy

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Brazil’s public universities facing crisis as cuts deepen

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