IBOV 173,825.27 ▼ 1.24% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,356.09 ▼ 0.07% MERVAL 3,185,257 ▼ 3.22% COLCAP 2,285.11 ▼ 0.30% BVL PERÚ 57,112.22 — — USD/BRL5.10▲ 0.45% USD/MXN17.43▲ 0.26% USD/CLP924.00▼ 0.22% USD/COP3,224▼ 1.11% USD/PEN3.39▲ 0.23% USD/ARS1,475▼ 0.07% USD/UYU40.18▲ 1.21% USD/PYG6,030▲ 1.35% USD/BOB10.63▲ 3.73% USD/DOP58.40▲ 0.26% USD/CRC447.87▲ 1.07% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.25% USD/HNL26.73▲ 0.09% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.34% USD/VES725.63▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.62▲ 0.40% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.34% EUR/BRL5.84▲ 0.54% BRENT 85.24 ▲ 0.34% WTI 79.30 ▼ 0.38% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.26 ▼ 0.60% GOLD 3,996 ▼ 1.18% SILVER 55.71 ▼ 2.46% SOY 1,196 ▼ 0.50% CORN 463.25 ▲ 3.52% WHEAT 671.50 ▼ 0.89% COFFEE 313.95 ▼ 6.13% SUGAR 14.41 ▼ 2.96% ORANGE JUICE 134.95 ▼ 2.81% COTTON 79.07 ▼ 1.85% COCOA 5,441 ▼ 5.16% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 3.07% CATTLE 346.88 ▼ 0.88% LITHIUM 68.86 ▼ 3.10% PETR4 39.89 ▼ 1.72% VALE3 72.98 ▼ 2.05% ITUB4 42.55 ▼ 1.37% BBDC4 18.41 ▼ 1.02% ABEV3 15.60 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.76 ▲ 1.02% B3SA3 15.39 ▼ 1.91% WEGE3 43.49 ▼ 1.74% PRIO3 56.79 ▼ 1.23% SUZB3 41.70 ▲ 0.53% RENT3 38.86 ▼ 3.69% AZZA3 18.53 ▼ 0.70% CSAN3 3.88 ▼ 1.27% RAIZ4 0.29 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 1.15% GMAT3 3.92 ▼ 1.51% PSSA3 55.22 — 0.00% CVCB3 1.35 ▲ 0.75% POSI3 3.88 ▼ 1.77% SLCE3 13.61 ▲ 0.81% NATU3 8.56 ▼ 1.27% BRKM5 6.10 ▼ 4.84% RANI3 8.08 ▲ 1.25% CSNA3 5.10 ▼ 2.67% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.01% USIM5 7.90 ▼ 3.66% GGBR4 23.91 ▼ 1.20% ENEV3 25.95 ▼ 3.71% CPFE3 47.19 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.09 ▼ 0.54% EQTL3 39.85 ▼ 1.19% LREN3 13.65 ▼ 3.19% VIVT3 35.47 — 0.00% RAIL3 13.93 ▼ 1.00% KLABIN 17.36 ▼ 0.17% RAIA DROGASIL 18.52 ▼ 0.80% RDOR3 35.87 ▼ 0.39% HAPV3 10.95 ▼ 0.36% FLRY3 16.42 ▼ 0.55% SMTO3 15.72 ▲ 1.22% UGPA3 31.99 ▲ 2.86% VBBR3 34.37 ▲ 1.84% BBSE3 41.18 ▲ 1.15% BPAC11 56.59 ▼ 0.79% CURY3 31.29 ▼ 4.40% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 23.35 ▼ 0.72% COMPASS 24.91 ▼ 0.80% VAMOS 3.16 ▲ 1.28% SANB11 26.83 ▼ 0.63% ASAI3 8.56 ▼ 1.15% SBSP3 29.30 ▼ 2.27% WALMEX 49.59 ▼ 0.22% GMEXICO 198.85 ▼ 0.68% FEMSA 225.20 ▲ 0.86% CEMEX 22.74 ▲ 0.53% GFNORTE 180.87 ▼ 1.41% BIMBO 58.25 ▲ 1.27% TELEVISA 9.52 ▼ 0.42% AMX 22.78 ▼ 0.09% GAP 391.88 ▼ 1.31% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA 231.98 ▼ 1.37% KOF 179.47 ▲ 1.42% GRUMA 286.75 ▲ 1.92% KIMBER 38.78 ▲ 0.13% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 75,975 ▼ 3.28% GGAL 7,860 ▼ 4.20% PAMPA 5,110 ▼ 2.48% TXAR 664.00 ▼ 1.04% ALUAR 940.00 ▼ 2.03% TGS 9,360 ▼ 4.00% CEPU 2,260 ▼ 3.58% MIRGOR 16,850 ▼ 0.74% COME 44.60 ▼ 2.26% LOMA NEGRA 3,558 ▼ 1.52% BYMA 301.50 ▼ 0.82% TELECOM ARG 4,180 ▼ 3.13% ECOPETROL 15.82 ▼ 1.00% BANCOLOMBIA 79.47 ▼ 2.55% GRUPO AVAL 4.97 ▼ 1.19% CREDICORP 387.44 ▼ 2.70% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.66 ▼ 3.24% BUENAVENTURA 30.17 ▼ 1.76% MERCADOLIBRE 1,857 ▲ 0.77% NUBANK 13.79 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.68 ▼ 1.13% PAGSEGURO 9.15 ▼ 0.65% STONE 11.20 ▼ 0.71% GLOBANT 32.20 ▲ 0.69% TECNOGLASS 46.83 ▲ 2.54% GAP AIRPORT 225.96 ▼ 0.81% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA AIRPORT 107.21 ▼ 0.64% AMX ADR 26.14 ▲ 0.11% FEMSA ADR 129.49 ▲ 0.56% CEMEX ADR 13.10 ▲ 0.23% PETROBRAS ADR 17.47 ▼ 2.18% VALE ADR 14.22 ▼ 3.07% ITAU ADR 8.30 ▼ 1.78% SANTANDER BR 5.30 ▼ 0.93% AMBEV ADR 3.05 ▲ 0.66% CSN 1.00 ▼ 2.91% GERDAU 4.72 ▼ 1.77% LATAM ADR 53.18 ▼ 3.08% BTC 63,672 ▼ 1.61% ETH 1,854 ▼ 3.27% SOL 75.21 ▼ 2.66% XRP 1.09 ▼ 2.19% BNB 571.95 ▼ 1.41% ADA 0.16 ▼ 2.72% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 2.45% AVAX 6.48 ▼ 3.23% LINK 8.30 ▼ 2.81% DOT 0.86 ▲ 1.96% LTC 45.14 ▲ 0.04% BCH 222.46 ▼ 0.31% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.48% XLM 0.18 ▼ 2.44% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 2.06% NEAR 1.98 ▼ 4.31% ATOM 1.51 ▼ 2.80% AAVE 90.96 ▼ 5.08% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 81.77 ▼ 0.70% EMBRAER ADR 64.37 ▼ 0.82% JBS 12.03 ▼ 0.58% JBS BDR 61.50 ▲ 0.11% MBRF3 15.29 ▼ 0.71% MBRFY 2.93 ▲ 2.09% INTER 5.54 ▼ 1.42% EGX 52,928 ▲ 0.70% USD/ZAR16.43▲ 0.64% USD/NGN 1,378 — 0.00% NIKKEI 64,908 ▼ 2.88% CSI300 4,698 ▼ 1.85% HSI 25,009 — 0.00% NIFTY 24,073 ▼ 0.02% KOSPI 6,821 ▼ 6.37% JCI 6,108 ▲ 1.10% USD/JPY162.44▲ 0.16% USD/CNY 6.7632 — 0.00% DAX 24,915 ▼ 0.34% CAC 8,378 ▼ 0.05% FTSE 10,572 ▲ 0.54% MIB 52,374 ▼ 0.07% IBEX 19,304 ▲ 0.15% STOXX 643.73 ▲ 0.16% EUR/USD1.14▼ 0.15% GBP/USD1.35▲ 0.56% SPX 7,534 ▼ 0.51% DJI 52,553 ▼ 0.20% NDX 29,026 ▼ 1.62% RUT 2,975 ▼ 0.06% TSX 35,340 ▼ 0.21% VIX 16.73 ▲ 6.76% USD/CAD1.40▼ 0.07% US10Y 4.5690 ▲ 0.53% IBOV 173,825.27 ▼ 1.24% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,356.09 ▼ 0.07% MERVAL 3,185,257 ▼ 3.22% COLCAP 2,285.11 ▼ 0.30% BVL PERÚ 57,112.22 — — USD/BRL 5.10 ▲ 0.45% USD/MXN 17.43 ▲ 0.26% USD/CLP 924.00 ▼ 0.22% USD/COP 3,224 ▼ 1.11% USD/PEN 3.39 ▲ 0.23% USD/ARS 1,475 ▼ 0.07% USD/UYU 40.18 ▲ 1.21% USD/PYG 6,030 ▲ 1.35% USD/BOB 10.63 ▲ 3.73% USD/DOP 58.40 ▲ 0.26% USD/CRC 447.87 ▲ 1.07% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.25% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 0.09% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.34% USD/VES 725.63 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.62 ▲ 0.89% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.81% EUR/BRL 5.84 ▲ 0.54% BRENT 85.24 ▲ 0.34% WTI 79.30 ▼ 0.38% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.26 ▼ 0.60% GOLD 3,996 ▼ 1.18% SILVER 55.71 ▼ 2.46% SOY 1,196 ▼ 0.50% CORN 463.25 ▲ 3.52% WHEAT 671.50 ▼ 0.89% COFFEE 313.95 ▼ 6.13% SUGAR 14.41 ▼ 2.96% ORANGE JUICE 134.95 ▼ 2.81% COTTON 79.07 ▼ 1.85% COCOA 5,441 ▼ 5.16% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 3.07% CATTLE 346.88 ▼ 0.88% LITHIUM 68.86 ▼ 3.10% PETR4 39.89 ▼ 1.72% VALE3 72.98 ▼ 2.05% ITUB4 42.55 ▼ 1.37% BBDC4 18.41 ▼ 1.02% ABEV3 15.60 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.76 ▲ 1.02% B3SA3 15.39 ▼ 1.91% WEGE3 43.49 ▼ 1.74% PRIO3 56.79 ▼ 1.23% SUZB3 41.70 ▲ 0.53% RENT3 38.86 ▼ 3.69% AZZA3 18.53 ▼ 0.70% CSAN3 3.88 ▼ 1.27% RAIZ4 0.29 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 1.15% GMAT3 3.92 ▼ 1.51% PSSA3 55.22 — 0.00% CVCB3 1.35 ▲ 0.75% POSI3 3.88 ▼ 1.77% SLCE3 13.61 ▲ 0.81% NATU3 8.56 ▼ 1.27% BRKM5 6.10 ▼ 4.84% RANI3 8.08 ▲ 1.25% CSNA3 5.10 ▼ 2.67% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.01% USIM5 7.90 ▼ 3.66% GGBR4 23.91 ▼ 1.20% ENEV3 25.95 ▼ 3.71% CPFE3 47.19 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.09 ▼ 0.54% EQTL3 39.85 ▼ 1.19% LREN3 13.65 ▼ 3.19% VIVT3 35.47 — 0.00% RAIL3 13.93 ▼ 1.00% KLABIN 17.36 ▼ 0.17% RAIA DROGASIL 18.52 ▼ 0.80% RDOR3 35.87 ▼ 0.39% HAPV3 10.95 ▼ 0.36% FLRY3 16.42 ▼ 0.55% SMTO3 15.72 ▲ 1.22% UGPA3 31.99 ▲ 2.86% VBBR3 34.37 ▲ 1.84% BBSE3 41.18 ▲ 1.15% BPAC11 56.59 ▼ 0.79% CURY3 31.29 ▼ 4.40% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 23.35 ▼ 0.72% COMPASS 24.91 ▼ 0.80% VAMOS 3.16 ▲ 1.28% SANB11 26.83 ▼ 0.63% ASAI3 8.56 ▼ 1.15% SBSP3 29.30 ▼ 2.27% WALMEX 49.59 ▼ 0.22% GMEXICO 198.85 ▼ 0.68% FEMSA 225.20 ▲ 0.86% CEMEX 22.74 ▲ 0.53% GFNORTE 180.87 ▼ 1.41% BIMBO 58.25 ▲ 1.27% TELEVISA 9.52 ▼ 0.42% AMX 22.78 ▼ 0.09% GAP 391.88 ▼ 1.31% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA 231.98 ▼ 1.37% KOF 179.47 ▲ 1.42% GRUMA 286.75 ▲ 1.92% KIMBER 38.78 ▲ 0.13% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 75,975 ▼ 3.28% GGAL 7,860 ▼ 4.20% PAMPA 5,110 ▼ 2.48% TXAR 664.00 ▼ 1.04% ALUAR 940.00 ▼ 2.03% TGS 9,360 ▼ 4.00% CEPU 2,260 ▼ 3.58% MIRGOR 16,850 ▼ 0.74% COME 44.60 ▼ 2.26% LOMA NEGRA 3,558 ▼ 1.52% BYMA 301.50 ▼ 0.82% TELECOM ARG 4,180 ▼ 3.13% ECOPETROL 15.82 ▼ 1.00% BANCOLOMBIA 79.47 ▼ 2.55% GRUPO AVAL 4.97 ▼ 1.19% CREDICORP 387.44 ▼ 2.70% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.66 ▼ 3.24% BUENAVENTURA 30.17 ▼ 1.76% MERCADOLIBRE 1,857 ▲ 0.77% NUBANK 13.79 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.68 ▼ 1.13% PAGSEGURO 9.15 ▼ 0.65% STONE 11.20 ▼ 0.71% GLOBANT 32.20 ▲ 0.69% TECNOGLASS 46.83 ▲ 2.54% GAP AIRPORT 225.96 ▼ 0.81% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA AIRPORT 107.21 ▼ 0.64% AMX ADR 26.14 ▲ 0.11% FEMSA ADR 129.49 ▲ 0.56% CEMEX ADR 13.10 ▲ 0.23% PETROBRAS ADR 17.47 ▼ 2.18% VALE ADR 14.22 ▼ 3.07% ITAU ADR 8.30 ▼ 1.78% SANTANDER BR 5.30 ▼ 0.93% AMBEV ADR 3.05 ▲ 0.66% CSN 1.00 ▼ 2.91% GERDAU 4.72 ▼ 1.77% LATAM ADR 53.18 ▼ 3.08% BTC 63,672 ▼ 1.61% ETH 1,854 ▼ 3.27% SOL 75.21 ▼ 2.66% XRP 1.09 ▼ 2.19% BNB 571.95 ▼ 1.41% ADA 0.16 ▼ 2.72% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 2.45% AVAX 6.48 ▼ 3.23% LINK 8.30 ▼ 2.81% DOT 0.86 ▲ 1.96% LTC 45.14 ▲ 0.04% BCH 222.46 ▼ 0.31% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.48% XLM 0.18 ▼ 2.44% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 2.06% NEAR 1.98 ▼ 4.31% ATOM 1.51 ▼ 2.80% AAVE 90.96 ▼ 5.08% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 81.77 ▼ 0.70% EMBRAER ADR 64.37 ▼ 0.82% JBS 12.03 ▼ 0.58% JBS BDR 61.50 ▲ 0.11% MBRF3 15.29 ▼ 0.71% MBRFY 2.93 ▲ 2.09% INTER 5.54 ▼ 1.42% EGX 52,928 ▲ 0.70% USD/ZAR 16.43 ▲ 0.30% USD/NGN 1,378 — 0.00% NIKKEI 64,908 ▼ 2.88% CSI300 4,698 ▼ 1.85% HSI 25,009 — 0.00% NIFTY 24,073 ▼ 0.02% KOSPI 6,821 ▼ 6.37% JCI 6,108 ▲ 1.10% USD/JPY 162.44 ▲ 0.06% USD/CNY 6.7632 — 0.00% DAX 24,915 ▼ 0.34% CAC 8,378 ▼ 0.05% FTSE 10,572 ▲ 0.54% MIB 52,374 ▼ 0.07% IBEX 19,304 ▲ 0.15% STOXX 643.73 ▲ 0.16% EUR/USD 1.1448 ▲ 0.03% GBP/USD 1.3476 ▼ 0.03% SPX 7,534 ▼ 0.51% DJI 52,553 ▼ 0.20% NDX 29,026 ▼ 1.62% RUT 2,975 ▼ 0.06% TSX 35,340 ▼ 0.21% VIX 16.73 ▲ 6.76% USD/CAD 1.4029 ▼ 0.07% US10Y 4.5690 ▲ 0.53%
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Bolsonaro Lowers Import Taxes on Electronic Games Hardware

By · August 16, 2019 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Jair Bolsonaro has lowered taxes on the import of electronic games. The rates of the Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI) on consoles and video game machines, parts, and accessories that ranged from 20 to 50 percent, have been reduced to 16 to 40 percent.

The rates of the Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI) on consoles and video game machines, parts, and accessories that ranged from 20 percent to 50 percent, have now been reduced to 16 percent to 40 percent.
The rates of the Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI) on consoles and video game machines, parts, and accessories have been reduced to 16 to 40 percent. (Photo internet reproduction)
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The decree amending the IPI table has been published in the Federal Gazette and came into force on August 15th.

Bolsonaro had already expressed his interest in reducing the tax burden on these products since Brazil is a large market for the sector. “It is a small step and this money remains in the hands of the public”, he said in an interview when leaving the Palácio da Alvorada, last week.

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