As Brazil Defends Its Bounty, Rules Ensnare Scientists - New York Times

Marc van Roosmalen, with monkeys of a type he discovered.

As Brazil Defends Its Bounty, Rules Ensnare Scientists - New York Times:

"Marc van Roosmalen is a world-renowned primatologist whose research in the Amazon has led to the discovery of five species of monkeys and a new primate genus. But precisely because of that work, Dr. van Roosmalen was recently sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison and jailed in Manaus, Brazil.

"Earlier in August, his lawyers managed to get him freed while they appeal his conviction on charges stemming from an investigation into alleged biopiracy. But scientists here and abroad are outraged, and they describe the case as only the most glaring example of laws and government policies they say are xenophobic and increasingly stifling scientific inquiry."