Read more about it here [1]. Earlier, on March 11, the President of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (‘Ipea’) warned civil servants against communication with the press and research disclosure ahead of its definite conclusion and approval [find out here]. On March 12, the President of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (‘ICMBio’) issued an ordinance requiring prior approval of scientific production ahead of its publication by the board of directors [find out here]. Read report on Academic Freedom in Brazil here [2]
Acts that employ tools of constant authoritarian reinvention. Authoritarian manifestations that coexist with the democratic regime and affect democracy as a system of choice of legitimate representatives or as institutional dynamics that protect rights and guarantee pluralism.
Acts justified by tackling the covid-19 pandemic or another emergency. Under the democratic constitutional regime, emergency acts must respect the Constitution and protect the rights to life and health. Even so, because they create exceptional restrictions related to the health crisis, they require constant control over their necessity, proportionality and temporal limitation. In the long run, they demand attention so as not to become an anti-democratic 'new normal' beyond the moment of emergency.