Claudia Izique and Fabrício Marques
LEGISLATION

Legal certainty
A new decree outlines measures to lift bureaucratic barriers and boost innovation in companies and universities
By Claudia Izique and Fabrício Marques
Political Science

Votes that really count
Brazil’s electoral system is a model of efficiency and democracy
Statistics

Research as a Basis for Policy
Academic studies increasingly help governments adopt solutions
Political Science

Presidential Government Makes its Move
The legislative power of the executive branch to assuage the government's image
International Relations

For a More Effective Agenda
Analyses of US policies regarding South America
The aircraft industry

In Search of Safety and Comfort
Universities and Embraer are creating a knowledge base to improve aircraft
The Dynamics of the economy

There is more to rural Brazil than just agriculture
Project shows that Brazil reduces the gap between the countryside and cities
Luiz Hildebrando P. da Silva

Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva: Reversing the course of malaria
Institutions coordinated action reduces malaria cases
Research Funding

New frontier
Expansion of Brazil's ethanol production depends on investment in science
Cover

The art of scanning clouds
Three satellites monitor the Amazon Region's controversial deforestation
Biotechnology

Seeds of dissent
Council of Ministers confirms the release of transgenic corn for sale
Agribusiness

Embrapa’s Growth Acceleration Program
Institutional innovation should consolidate Embrapa's presence in the world
Bali Meeting

Light at the end of the tunnel
Climate Conference outlines map of the path for fighting global warming
Luiz Hildebrando P. da Silva

On the banks of the Madeira river
Sanitation expert speaks as chemotherapy that can block the action of parasites
By Claudia Izique and Ricardo Zorzetto
Cooperation

Group innovation
Institutions join up to take out patents and share experiences
By Fabrício Marques and Claudia Izique
climate change

Technology versus global warming
Brazil takes the lead with ethanol, biodiesel and direct planting
Development aid

At the cutting edge of knowledge
Partnership with Microsoft Research brings about a model for basic research
State government

Shared responsibility
Secretary for Development plans to create a development agency in São Paulo
Energy

The resumption of Angra 3
Government wants to expand share of nuclear power in the energy matrix