The management of Brazilian genetic resources in a public translational research center in accordance with the new legal framework

Abstract

Introduction: The biodiversity has been used as a model for generation of solutions to the society. And the knowledge about natural products and processes has been used as a support for many product developments or in relevant scientific researches. Since the publication of Provisional Act 2,186-16 / 2001 (PA), in force since 2000, the protection of Brazilian genetic resources (GR) and associated traditional knowledge (TK) is the subject of a rather controversial debate. This scenario was restrained by the new legal framework, in force since 2015, and better understood by the decree publication in 2016. Due to the new rules and requirements, the institutions must to be regularized in face of the legal uses of Brazilian GR and TK.