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That's an insane markup. Can you buy it from US-based sellers and get it shipped to your home in Brazil? (Like via eBay or something.)

I assume there'd be customs, but my guess it that it's probably not going to bring the price anywhere close to $2.65k.

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Yes I can do an import, but here in Brazil, each import value above $ 50 gives the government the right to add a charge of 60% to the IRS and a rate of 30% of state revenue! Doing the calculations the product is twice more expensive.

$ 1500 = R $ 3,571.80 + 60% = R $ 5,714.88 + 30% = R $ 6,786.42

R $ 6,786.42 = $ 2,850.00 !!! :/

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