Public policies
Public Policies
Bill 529 and state foundations
The FAPESP board of trustees recently analyzed Bill 529, submitted by the São Paulo state government to the Brazilian legislative assembly
By Redação
Public Policy
Opening faucets
Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy
By Diego Viana
Cover
Difficult exit
Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Rubem Barros
COVID-19
Risk of increase in child labor
The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Redação
Pandemic
3.1 million lives saved in Europe
The strict social distancing and lockdown measures implemented in 11 European countries before May 4 may have prevented 3.1 million COVID-19 deaths
By Redação
technology
Companies and researchers against racism
Amid the anti-racism demonstrations that took place in June after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, USA, multinational tech company IBM decided to suspend development of all facial recognition systems
By Redação
Video
How science helps environmental conservation
Biota-Fapesp program reaches its 20th anniversary lending scientific bases to the creation of nature preservation areas and the search for sustainable development in São Paulo state
By Redação
Interview
Luiz Eugênio Mello: Even something good has room for improvement
The new scientific director of FAPESP on his plans and the challenges for research as a result of the pandemic
By Fabrício Marques, Neldson Marcolin and Alexandra Ozorio de Almeida
Public health
Disarming violence
Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests
Epidemiology
Health in the balance
Modeling shows that spending cuts in primary care could curb the decline in premature mortality