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ARTICLE · 15 FEBRUARY 2016

The E-Commerce And The Brazilian Experience

The e-commerce has been growing around the world and challenging the law, mainly because of the international nature of substantial portion of transactions related to online sales.

BrazilCorporate/Commercial Law
Daniel Pitanga
Daniel Pitanga

The e-commerce has been growing around the world and challenging the law, mainly because of the international nature of substantial portion of transactions related to online sales. Accordingly to eMarketer, B2C e-commerce shall reach US$ 1.471 trillion in 2014, increasing nearly 20% over 2013, reaching US$ 2.356 trillion in 2018. On the other hand, Asia-Pacific is expecting to become the leading region for ecommerce sales in 2015, representing 33.4% of the market, compared with 31.7% in North America and 24.6% Western Europe. Brazil, in turn, is tops when it comes to ecommerce sales in Latin America, accounting for US$ 23.35 Billion.

In Brazil, the e-commerce has been increasing year by year, making it an attractive market for investors and, on the other side, challenging the legislation currently in force in our country. The rise of the new Brazilian middle class beside the progressive growth of internet users indicates further increase of online sales in the coming

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