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Report in the Journal Nature about Marc van Roosmalen case
Entitled "Strike threat over jailed primatologist", News published today in Nature volume 448 page 634 highlights the fact that "Scientists in Brazil are considering strike action or “civil disobedience of another form” in protest over the imprisonment of a renowned primatologist". Vanessa Grazziotin, federal deputy for the State of Amazonas, who led the inquiry into van Roosmalen’s case, declared : “There is a vast biopiracy network infiltrating the research institutes.” Leandro Salles of the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, [...] says. “Under the current laws, researchers are treated as potential criminals.” see also Mongabay.com