Guatemala defies ‘Monsanto Law’ pushed by US as part of trade agreement

Guatemala defies ‘Monsanto Law’ pushed by US as part of trade agreementThe highest court in Guatemala has suspended the controversial ‘Monsanto Law,’ a provision of a US-Central American trade agreement, that would insulate transnational seed corporations considered to have “discovered” new plant varieties. The Constitutional Court suspended on Friday the law – passed in June and due to go into effect on Sept.

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