Friday, June 03, 2005

Brazil Approves Breaking AIDS Patent

Brazilian lawmakers have approved a project authorizing the government to break patents on drugs for treating AIDS, O Globo reported Thursday.

For years, Brazil's Ministry of Health has been fighting with pharmaceutical companies for the right to purchase for a fraction of the cost AIDS drugs for Brazil's federal AIDS treatment program.

According of Brazilian Federal Deputy Roberto Gouveia, the decision to break company patents and produce generic drugs does not break international accords because global patent regulations stipulate a patent can be broken for the benefit of public health

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