Brazilian House of Representatives approves bill to suspend patents: finally lives before profits?
Medicine Equality Now! NewsTwo 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
NewsTreatment 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
NewsPfizer 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
Call to action NewsBased 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?
NewsAfter 20 years, political agreement has been reached on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and the South...
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Still an avoidable tragedy: Brazil’s view on the EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement
News OpinionThe 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
NewsRejected! That was the decision issued by Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) over one of Gilead’s patent applications...
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