By Arkady Petrov
BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL - Decree 9794/19, signed by President Bolsonaro on May 14th and published the following day in the Federal Gazette, modifies the system of appointments for governmental positions; it will entitle a general to veto or approve appointments of the rectors of federal institutions of higher learning.
It now falls upon the Presidential Government Secretariat, a department headed by General Santos Cruz, to endorse not only the appointment of rectors for federal universities but also that of vice-rectors, dean and other senior staff positions, thereby reducing university autonomy.
The decree also establishes that Santos . . .
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