Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS) presented a project of legislative decree that suspends the creation of a foundation by the (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), a measure that is the origin of
The Foundation, which would be called IBGE+, has been pointed out by employees as a kind of “parallel institute” because it can raise funds for research with the private sector. They point out the risk of scrapping and breach of the institution’s credibility.
According to the senator’s bill, the creation of the foundation by decree, without specific authorization from Congress, would be prohibited.
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