Brazil’s São Paulo governor announces US$450 million for state universities

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Governor João Doria (PSDB) announced on Wednesday (20) a transfer of R$1 billion (US$450) for the state universities of São Paulo USP (University of São Paulo), Unesp (Paulista State University), and Unicamp (State University of Campinas).

During the press conference in which the funding was revealed, the governor criticized the recent cuts of R$ 600 million in the Ministry of Science made by the federal government.

The amount is part of the 2021 budget and is higher than what was foreseen in the institutions’ Annual Budget Law. According to the state administration, the credit was only made possible due to the administrative reform.

The state government also announced a budget of R$17 (US$3) billion in science, technology, and innovation for the year 2022. The amount will be allocated to the annual budget of São Paulo state universities and Fapesp (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation).

On Wednesday afternoon, Doria also announced a Health Care “Corujão da Saúde” that will focus on ophthalmology treatments. The goal is to eliminate the lines awaiting treatment in the AMEs (Special Medical Outpatient Clinics).

It will offer 11,700 medical consultations and 23,100 exams, including retinal mapping and ultrasound of the eyeballs. The “corujão” will also make possible about 16,000 surgeries, such as cataract and retina surgeries. The services will be provided in 46 AMEs and ten state hospitals.

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