Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Roberto Rodrigues has said the government is to submit to Congress this week a draft bill to regulate the growing and sale of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Rodrigues said the bill would be given priority attention, allowing debates and a vote within 45 days, reported Reuters. That way, the government’s position on the planting of GM soy should be made clear before the beginning of the summer crop planting season, which begins in late September or early October and continues to December.
Despite a continued ban on the planting and commercial sale of GM crops in Brazil, black market GM soybeans have been widely planted in parts of the country. The government announced earlier this year that it would allow the sale of illegal GM soy until early next year.
It is not clear whether the new bill will lead to a continued ban on GM crops, or whether it will allow GM crops, but with labelling and planting regulations.
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