{
  "id": 6480245,
  "title": "Brazil scraps tax on small parcels as Chinese platforms lose US and EU access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/brazil-scraps-tax-on-small-parcels-as-chinese-platforms-lose-us-and-6480245",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T21:26:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3366975/brazil-scraps-tax-small-parcels-chinese-platforms-lose-us-and-eu-access"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brazil on Wednesday eliminated its federal import tax on small overseas parcels, moving in the opposite direction from US and European Union efforts to close a loophole that saw such Chinese retail giants as Shein and Temu expand rapidly. The elimination will hurt the country’s tax base, but the levy on lower value shirts, electronics, toys and kitchen gadgets ultimately proved too unpopular…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Brazil scraps tax on small parcels as Chinese platforms lose US and EU access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/brazil-scraps-tax-on-small-parcels-as-chinese-platforms-lose-us-and",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:26:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}