Welcome to our Tech Roundup, where we bring you the biggest stories in technology and innovation in Brazil and Latin America. This week: E-commerce growth in Brazil is proving to be a headache for the country’s mobile and smartphone manufacturers.
More and more illegal cell phones arrive in Brazil
The number of irregular cell phones and smartphones, smuggled or imported without the authorization of the Brazilian telecommunications agency Anatel, is growing.
By the numbers. At the end of last year, monitoring by the association of electronics manufacturers Abinee and the consulting firm IDC indicated that the entry of these devices in the country reached 19 percent of the market in 2023, which means 6.1 million irregular smartphones sold throughout the year, compared to 3.7 million the previous year.
- Today, one in five cell phones sold in the country is illegal. “This means that the government lost more than BRL 2...
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