After years flouting the law banning genetically modified crops, Brazilian farmers can now come clean.
Many farmers have been illegally growing GM soybeans and selling them as non-GM produce. But legislation allowing the growth and sale of GM soya in Brazil is set for the statute books following approval by Brazil’s parliament on 3 March. It will formally pass into law following the signature of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expected within days.
Just how much of that black-market produce has already been exported as “GM-free” will never be known. But environmental groups are alarmed that…
