Brazil blocked the 10-year renewal of the duty-free status of digital exports, *worldwide*. In its place, the US got a two-year renewal - meaning that US companies' ability to export their digital products after 2028 will depend on whatever Trump does in the next two years, a period during which we *know* Trump is going to be a raging asshole (assuming he doesn't have a stroke first).
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