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Aloizio Mercadante, president of Brazil’s development bank (BNDES), revealed that climatologist Carlos Nobre has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare, progressive and incurable neurodegenerative disease. The information was given during COP31, in Turkey, at an event attended by President Lula, according to the newspaper Valor Econômico, a Brazilian business daily.
According to Valor, Mercadante said the revelation was a tribute to the scientist.
Nobre is one of the most respected scientific voices in the country when it comes to the Amazon and climate. The news comes in the middle of the conference, where Brazil is trying to carry weight in decisions on the subject.
What is ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare neurodegenerative disease. It is progressive, meaning it worsens over time, and it has no cure. Nobre’s case draws attention to a condition still little known to the general public.
What we know so far
The revelation was made by Mercadante, not by the scientist himself. In this report, Valor Econômico did not record any statement from Nobre about the diagnosis.
COP31 is still underway, and Lula’s presence at the event where the announcement was made underscores the weight that the Brazilian delegation gives to the climate agenda and to Nobre, a national reference in the debate over the future of the rainforest.
Reporting from Valor Econômico (p. 2 (Turquia)).
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