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Brazil election: Scientists cheer Lula victory over Bolsonaro

Many hope that the new president will restore research funding and environmental protections.
  1. Jeff Tollefson
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Scientists breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday as Brazil narrowly elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president, ousting the current leader, who they say disregarded science, weakened environmental policies and disparaged minority groups.

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Nature 611, 212-213 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03523-9

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  1. West, T. A. P., Rausch, L., Munger, J. & Gibbs, H. K. Conserv. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12916 (2022).

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