This tendency can also be observed in Brazil, with increasing expectations that scientific articles be written in English. In 2014, the international electronic library SciElo, administered by FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) 4 announced a series of changes in the platform's journal indexing policies, aiming at internationalization. Among the new requirements, it was established that, starting in January 2016, health science journals needed to publish 80% of their articles (both original and review articles) in English (FREIRE, 2 CsF (Science without Borders) was an international academic mobility program funded by the Brazilian Government that operated between 2011 and 2017. For more information see http://cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf/o-programa. 3 Translated by the author 4 FAPESP is a state-funded research development institution in São Paulo state.