Business● Low39m ago · Nov 12, 2026, 7:00 AM
Brazil has one of the worst evaluations in the world for alcohol taxation
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Folha de S.Paulo · Brazil · South America
Brazil received a score of 0.33, on a scale of zero to five, in the first edition of the Alcohol Tax Scorecard 2026, an international survey that evaluates the taxation of alcoholic beverages in 162 countries.
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