- Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill for a 20% import tax on international online purchases under USD 50
- The bill needs to be voted on in the Senate before it can be implemented
- The tax proposal was agreed upon after discussions between lawmakers and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration
- An earlier version of the bill had proposed a 60% tax on online orders
- In 2023, Lula’s administration tried to introduce an online sales tax but abandoned the initiative due to backlash from online shoppers
Source: regfollower.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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