- 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
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