Based on conversations with some colleagues from Brazil (working in the US under work visa) it is due to the taxes that Brazil has on imported electronics/compu

Based on conversations with some colleagues from Brazil (working in the US under work visa) it is due to the taxes that Brazil has on imported electronics/computer goods. This has had some notable side-effects on Brazil's computing and gaming industries however, perhaps the most visible of which Tec Toys and their Genesis/Mega Drive 'port' of Duke Nukem 3D.