In delivering a recent judgment in a case centered on a company whose cargo was stolen after leaving the plant, the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil has held that the Tax on Manufactured Products does not apply in such circumstances where merchandise is stolen whilst in transit between vendor and buyer — the commercial transaction initially envisaged does not take place and thus there exists no economic benefit for the manufacturer on which IPI should be levied.
Source Baker & McKenzie
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