[niceguy1827]

> taxing cheap Chinese e-commerce sites when people don't have much money in the first place

See, you have a protectionist response to a problem, no wonder why others might be protectionist too.

[khalilsautchuk]

Manaus is an eletronics manufacturer for brands such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic and other big corporates, that is why Brazil taxes imports. To protect the local market otherwise people will buy ar conditioning and tx on amazon and aliexpress for example.