Brazil considers eliminating taxes on tourist shopping

20-04-23

The Brazilian government wants to implement tax-free shopping for tourists, although if the initiative is approved, each state would apply it according to its own needs, said government and private sector officials meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Monday (17).  

According to the study "International tourism: satisfaction and consumption in the state of Rio de Janeiro and tax free", carried out by the Fecomercio Institute of Research and Analysis, the system should be implemented in parallel with the tax reform being promoted by the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to simplify Brazil's complex tax collection system.