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Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the popular "superfood" as concerns grow about foreign companies staking claims to the Amazon's biological riches.

Brazil recently passed a law to recognize açaí, a berry endemic to the Amazon, as a national fruit, citing concerns about biopiracy — the commercial exploitation of native species and traditional ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit in a move to stamp its ownership on the popular “superfood” as concerns grow about foreign companies staking claims to the Amazon’s ...

Baskets loaded with acai fruit are seen at the Ver-o-Peso wholesale market in Belem, Para state, Brazil Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the ...

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