In the end of 2007 president Lula was optimist, and promised an increase in science investments, and also an increase in the number of post-doc scholarships, as well as raises.

2008 began with uncertainty, and the raise was finally postponed this month. Post-doc students are not happy, just as researchers from the institutions that had their predicted budgets significantly reduced after the deliberation of the legislative. Some projects received more money tough: mostly projects for digital inclusion.

There is already an on-line petition asking for the promised raise…