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I though Brazil still has these weird tariffs on computers and high tech products in general - at least I've heard from some Brazilians that it's still making p
by m4rtink 3mo ago
I though Brazil still has these weird tariffs on computers and high tech products in general - at least I've heard from some Brazilians that it's still making personal computing hardware far too expensive wioth little to no benefit to this day.
- giantg2 3mo agoAre phones an exception? I've heard Brazil is a very mobile-first market.
- diego_moita 3mo agoYeah, they still have high tariffs. But back them it was just illegal to import computers. You'd need to request special authorization from the government to do so, and it would take months to get an authorization. And only a few reasons would be accepted (research, high-performance industrial automation, etc).