The Brazil government has announced it will impose a Brazil investment tax on foreign inflows according to Bloomberg.
The move is designed to counter excess speculation driven by investment in Brazil fixed-income securities and stocks by foreign investors and to curb the appreciation of the Brazil currency, the real.
While not a traditional form of protectionism, some foreigners and foreign government may consider this a protectionist measure in some shape or form.
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