A Bolsonaro win in Brazil could endanger higher education’s equity gains

Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

No winners in universities as Brazil edges towards the right

Rise of right-winger Jair Bolsonaro sparks concerns over freedom of speech as well as the financial hardships facing universities

By Rachael Pells

9 October

National Museum of Brazil destroyed by fire

We lost more than artefacts in the National Museum of Brazil fire

Many feel that government neglect has taken away a rare source of higher education and culture from the surrounding working-class neighbourhood, writes Stephanie Reist

By Stephanie Reist

8 September

Brazilian researchers and students fear impact of ‘brutal’ cuts

Ministers reassure after funding agencies’ warnings of ‘serious impact’ for Brazilian research from cuts, but others see false promises ahead of election

By Rachael Pells

18 August

Unpredictability is keeping Brazil’s universities from flourishing

Threats to cut all postgraduate funding from 2019 in Brazil were thankfully scuppered, says Justin Axel-Berg, but signalled that a long-term strategy for Brazilian higher education is sorely needed

By Justin Axel-Berg

14 August

A Bolsonaro win in Brazil could endanger higher education’s equity gains

Boosts to numbers of poor and black students entering university overseen by Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad could unravel if right-wing populist becomes president, writes Stephanie Reist

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No winners in universities as Brazil edges towards the right

We lost more than artefacts in the National Museum of Brazil fire

Brazilian researchers and students fear impact of ‘brutal’ cuts

Unpredictability is keeping Brazil’s universities from flourishing

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Duke University

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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A Bolsonaro win in Brazil could endanger higher education’s equity gains

Boosts to numbers of poor and black students entering university overseen by Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad could unravel if right-wing populist becomes president, writes Stephanie Reist

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Related articles

No winners in universities as Brazil edges towards the right

We lost more than artefacts in the National Museum of Brazil fire

Brazilian researchers and students fear impact of ‘brutal’ cuts

Unpredictability is keeping Brazil’s universities from flourishing

Related universities

Duke University

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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