News items related to: Brazil
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Brazilian Community-Based Organization ABIA Bids to Expand HIV Treatment Access by Overriding the Patent on Dolutegravir
The Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA), an advocacy group in Rio de Janeiro, has called on the Ministry of Health...
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The pandemic is declared finished, but the fight for access never stops
MMA consortium members from Argentina, Brazil, Thailand and EECA region, took action to secure access to molnupiravir. In Argentina, the...
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Civil Society Organizations in Brazil fight for better access to Dolutegravir
Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA), along with the Working Group on Intellectual Property (GTPI) of the Brazilian Network for the...
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Brazilian House of Representatives approves bill to suspend patents: finally lives before profits?
Two months ago, the Brazilian Senate approved a law project bill (Law Project 12/21) that allows the country to expand...
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Brazilian Senate votes to suspend patents during pandemic
Treatment activists are celebrating after the Brazilian Senate took a historic step to remove barriers that prevent access to essential...
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‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal
Pfizer has been accused of “bullying” Latin American governments in COVID-19 vaccine negotiations and has asked some countries to put...
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Unprecedented complaint to the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (CADE) denounces abuse on hepatitis C drug pricing
Based on a study conducted by researchers of the University of São Paulo, civil society organizations call for action to...
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The EU-Mercosur trade deal: Will it go up in flames before it’s ratified?
After 20 years, political agreement has been reached on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and the South...
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Brazilian Health Minister’s speech on compulsory licenses exposes a disconnect with the world
Adapted from a story first published by GTPI. Compulsory licensing is a vital public policy tool to combat the high...
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Still an avoidable tragedy: Brazil’s view on the EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement
The signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and the European Union on 28 June 2019, means that...
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Gilead’s patent application on sofosbuvir rejected in Brazil
Rejected! That was the decision issued by Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) over one of Gilead’s patent applications...
