Helena B. Nader is president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the honorary president of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, São Paulo, Brazil; and a professor of molecular biology at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Science. 2022 Dec 2;378(6623):931. doi: 10.1126/science.adf9526. Epub 2022 Dec 1.
Last month in Egypt at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brazil's president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed his pledge to make Brazil a global leader in addressing climate change and deforestation. However, when Lula takes the reins on 1 January, he will step into a situation that is quite different from when last he was president (2003-2010). At that time, he prioritized science and education in all government actions and guided Brazil to a prosperous social state and sustainable economy. This time, he will face a much different local and global scenario. The world is still going through an unprecedented health crisis, and like other countries, Brazil needs to establish new ways of tackling the consequential social, educational, environmental, and economic problems. This will be especially challenging given that since 2016, the country has taken the opposite direction of most governments, cutting investments in education at all levels and in science, technology, and innovation (ST&I). The question is how Lula can immediately address the serious poverty and hunger crisis in Brazil while also restoring the environment and a competitive and equitable economy to the country.
上个月在埃及举行的联合国气候变化大会上，巴西当选总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦重申了他的承诺，要使巴西成为应对气候变化和森林砍伐的全球领导者。然而，当卢拉于 1 月 1 日上任时，他将面临与上次担任总统（2003-2010 年）时截然不同的情况。当时，他在政府的所有行动中都优先考虑科学和教育，并引导巴西走向繁荣的社会国家和可持续的经济。这一次，他将面临一个截然不同的国内和全球局面。世界仍在经历一场前所未有的卫生危机，与其他国家一样，巴西需要建立新的方法来应对由此产生的社会、教育、环境和经济问题。鉴于自 2016 年以来，该国采取了与大多数政府相反的方向，削减了各级教育和科学、技术和创新（ST&I）的投资，这将是特别具有挑战性的。问题是，卢拉如何能立即解决巴西严重的贫困和饥饿危机，同时又能恢复环境和具有竞争力和公平的经济。
