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Re:PlayStation4 will cost 2,000 dollars in Brazil by apike on Thursday October 17, 2013 @01:27PM (#6566774)
The Brazilian government has incredibly high taxes on electronics from outside of Brazil. Additionally, the cost of doing business in Brazil is very high. Some manufacturers cave and do assembly in Brazil so they can sell at a more reasonable price. Many do not.

The Next Web did a piece on this last year: http://thenextweb.com/la/2012/09/30/from-brazil-cost-brazil-...

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Re:PlayStation4 will cost 2,000 dollars in Brazil by brianbreslin on Thursday October 17, 2013 @01:34PM (#6566837)
Foxconn has a number of factories there now.
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Re:PlayStation4 will cost 2,000 dollars in Brazil by fbueno on Friday October 18, 2013 @01:43PM (#6572734)
Sony also has. But they are producing only PS2 and PS3. Things in Brazil have a higher price not only due the high taxes, but also because the companies and the people. See another example: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/08/11/brazils-rid...
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