Brazil: TRIPS waiver and Compulsory license

In September 2021, Brazilian Congress passed a law changing the compulsory licensing landscape as a political answer to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially, Congress wanted to include new possibilities to issue compulsory license and tries to create a mandatory tech transfer provision that could severely jeopardize companies doing business in Brazil. In view of the negative impact, President Bolsonaro vetoed some of the relevant provisions. Read more