APRIL 2008
Americas
Brazil: The Brazilian government has proposed a new bill aimed at protecting the country's traditional knowledge and genetic resources. The legislation would include new rules on benefit sharing of genetic resources and their by-products, and would provide for penalties in the case of irregular access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge, among other provisions.
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