14 DAY TRIAL // If anyone were to ask what the greatest bane of the notebook industry is in South American countries, tax rates probably wouldn't come up in the answers.
Nevertheless, tax rates are precisely why notebook shipments are stagnating in regions like Brazil.
Brands have not been able to ship domestically manufactured notebooks to the Brazil market since the start of the year (2013).
This is because of a taxation dispute between the states of Sao Paulo and Amazonas (the capital city is Manaus).
Sao Paulo has now agreed to requests made by Manaus and the dispute is likely to be solved, but the problem has revealed the complexity of the Brazilian tax system. It has put notebook makers on guard.
At least, we can be sure that shipments won't be delayed for much longer.