Elias Jabbour wrote that, a day after a student protest against Flávio Bolsonaro, students from UFPE received threats in his name that mentioned a bomb. Hours later, according to Jabbour, a large fire hit the university's Innovation Directorate, responsible for intellectual property and technology transfer. He stated that the fire destroyed samples of research on cancer, autism, and COVID, as well as years of work from master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral students, attributing the destruction to intolerance and denialism. Jabbour called for an immediate investigation by the Federal Police and the Federal Public Ministry. The author also stated that the affected location was symbolic for transforming knowledge into patents, technology, and industry. In his assessment, countries like China, Japan, Germany, and Norway had understood the importance of strong universities and state planning in science and technology, while treating the university as an enemy would leave Brazil in a peripheral position. #Fascismo #Educação #Ciência (translated)


