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Nature 402, 344-345 (25 November 1999) | doi:10.1038/46400

Smugglers aim to circumvent GM court ban in Brazil

Ricardo Bonalume Neto

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Brazilian farmers are fighting back against legal barriers of GM crops.

A legal impasse over genetically modified crops in Brazil means that GM soya bean seeds are being smuggled into the country from Argentina, especially in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, whose government has barred their entry.The resort to contraband by a growing number of farmers reflects the stalemate that characterizes the use of GM crops in Brazil.