The deputy chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Chamber and institutional coordinator of the Parliamentary Front of Agriculture (FPA), federal deputy Evair de Melo (PP-ES), presented three amendments to Provisional Measure 851/18, which creates the Program for the Promotion of Research, Development and Innovation. The objective is to guarantee resources for studies related to science and technology in the field, as well as to strengthen the work of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa).
Among the amendments presented by Evair, one of them allows the amounts paid to the Union for the use of technological poles to integrate the fund for research funding in the country. According to the justification of the deputy, these resources will originate in the development of research through partnerships, agreements and cooperation between institutions and private entities that result in financial return.
The second amendment to MP 851 deals with the application of the financial results of research partnerships, through rental of real estate, in the financing fund for the expansion of projects of public interest. The third amendment, on the other hand, includes a new type of donation to the fund for research funding, allowing the donor to apply resources for immediate use.
For the deputy, the application and expansion of knowledge is the safest way to ensure the growth of our economic activities, and especially agriculture, which has been the main pillar of the country in recent years. “I have introduced these amendments to ensure that we can strengthen ourselves technologically and scientifically, creating new opportunities,” said Evair de Melo.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.