Sunday 6 May 2007

Brazil to break Aids drug patent "Brazil's president has authorised the country to bypass the patent on an Aids drug manufactured by Merck, a US pharmaceutical giant. The country will import a cheaper, generic Indian-made version of the patented Efavirenz drug." A reflection of international discohesion. Brasil and a growing number of other nations are questioning the west's legal and moral authority (here: patent on an Aids drug) and contribute to the gradual erosion of its economic leadership.