Sao Paulo, Brazil, hit "Chinatown"

This action is officially called "no fake goods in the city, no tax evasion", which brings together the federal government, the state government and the municipal government of S? o Paulo. It is a standard joint action, and the key remediation area is 25 blocks in S? o Paulo.

Surprise: In the name of the World Cup Olympics

In the traditional sense, Chinatown is usually marked by China buildings and archways, but there is no such place in Sao Paulo. However, if you ask local people where Chinatown is on the streets of Sao Paulo, they will all say the same place name: Block 25, because it is a famous gathering place for small commodities in Sao Paulo and even Brazil.

People who have lived in Shanghai and Sao Paulo for a while will say, "This is Qipu Road in Sao Paulo." Brazilians associate the 25th block with China people because most of the shops here are run by China people, and the proportion of small commodities "Made in China" is higher.

On 2011March 17, a store building in the 25th block was seized and raided by the municipal government. For several days, all the doors of this building were closed from morning till night, and the front door was sealed with yellow and black seals.

Under the protection of police cars, porters kept throwing a woven bag containing goods confiscated from the building onto the big truck to receive the goods. According to the police, there are shops selling fake or smuggled goods, as well as fire hazards. There are more than 900 shops in the building, more than 80% of which are run by Chinese.

The raid two months ago was only part of the whole operation.

On May 14, local Chinese businessman Li Jun got up at 6 o'clock as usual and drove to his perfume shop in the 25th block. In the 25th block, Li Jun's shop is always the first to open. Shops on the 25th block usually do a brisk business.

In addition to putting new goods into the warehouse in the attic of the store, Li Jun has to have breakfast before Brazilian employees go to work. Li Jun said: "When business is good, there is no time to drink water." This perfume shop receives orders from other states from time to time.

In the afternoon, Li Jun went out to do business. At 3 o'clock, the employees in the store called him and said that the city government had copied the shopping mall and the shops inside were blocked by the police.

"When I went back, I saw the police guarding outside the mall, and the merchants came out. Chatting with friends learned that they suffered heavy losses. "

Li Jun's shop was closed for a few days, and then opened again. Although this is nothing, if he doesn't make money every day, he is losing money. "My business has invoices and taxes are very formal." Li Jun said, "But I heard that many families have been copied, mostly selling fake LV and fake brand-name clothes and shoes."

Li Juntai was not surprised by the sudden raid of Sao Paulo city government: "I didn't get the news in advance, but I didn't expect it." However, this has been the case recently. I think I will come sooner or later. Because Brazil is going to host the 20 14 World Cup and the 20 16 Olympic Games, it is very tight on counterfeit goods. "

Li Jun is one of the few enterprises with moderate losses, and more China stores are not so lucky.

Mystery of loss: 8000 black Austria for half the goods

Sao Paulo's large-scale investigation and rectification of shops selling counterfeit goods and smuggled goods began in February, and perfume shops and shopping malls where Chinese businessman You Jing was located were the first targets to be investigated and rectified.

According to Jing You, at about 1 1 on the morning of February 8, people from the municipal government of Sao Paulo suddenly appeared in the shopping mall, and the entourage wearing police uniforms closed the store door without any explanation. Together with people from other departments, including immigration, their task is to check passports and visas.

"Who knows they will come! I didn't even have any news beforehand, or maybe someone else did. I don't know anyway. " You Jing said. No matter how the reporter of Qiaobao asked, he didn't want to mention the lost property. He said helplessly, "What's the use of saying it now? I resigned myself. The municipal government can't stop it if it wants to check, and the charges are only charges. What can we do? Things have passed, and there is nothing to say now. "

Regarding the future operation, you Jing himself is hard to say. "Take it one step at a time, otherwise what can I do? Where to mix is where! People in the 25 th block have been checked recently, and most of them are now open. "

You Jing kept his mouth shut for a reason, and his sister uncovered the mystery.

"It's no use asking him. He won't talk. We managed to get some goods back afterwards. " Mr. You's sister said this, but she was not as relieved as her brother. "Now our store has opened again, but we still lost a lot. At that time, the city government raided the shops from upstairs to downstairs to fill the goods. Where can I seal it in a day? There are three or four hundred stores in the whole shopping mall! "

Then, you Jing's sister lowered her voice a little and continued, "I copied the upper floors on the first day." Before the following floors were occupied, everyone thought of some' ways' to redeem the goods. "She didn't want to talk about it at first, but after repeated questioning, she revealed a fact: on the day when the mall closed, those merchants who were temporarily spared United to buy off the' insiders of the police' and sneaked in at some time in the evening to bring out the goods in their store. In order to cope with the next raid, merchants can only take half of the goods in the store.

"A store has to pay 8,000 black Olympics, which should be almost 5,000 US dollars (equivalent to about RMB32,000). We will give the money to the police and get back half of the goods at night. " You Jing's sister doesn't care what money is. "Fine or bribe, anyway, we will pay money with others and get the goods at special time in the evening. There are also policemen standing guard at night. We don't know who to give 8000 heiao to. It would be nice to get the goods back. "

Under the cover of the old nest: Chinese businessmen are in a difficult situation

Three consecutive months of high-frequency raids have put many Chinese businessmen in Sao Paulo in a bad situation. In the face of such high-intensity and high-frequency closing of stores, Chinese businessmen who can maintain a slight loss already feel very lucky.

Sharla Cheung is one of these lucky people, but many friends and relatives around him suffered greatly, "because their smuggling building was completely closed."

Commonly known as "smuggling building", it is another name for a Chinese shopping center building in the 25th block of Sao Paulo. As the name implies, most of the businesses in this building sell smuggled goods. "How many people here are not charged with carrying goods? It'll all be open in a minute. Despite the loss, it can always persist. " Sharla Cheung said: "The smuggling building was seized this time, and the livelihood of the shopkeepers inside became a problem. I know a couple in Shanghai. They have been in Brazil for almost 20 years and have been living in peace for such a long time. As a result, this year, they said that they would sell the house and car back to China, and now they have begun to pack. "

China businessmen in Brazil say that business is getting harder and harder now. "The public security here is very poor and it is easy to be robbed. Not to mention the high taxes, the procedures are still very complicated. "

According to the Brazilian media, Brazil's tax revenue is unimaginable. Take the perfume shop often opened by Chinese businessmen as an example: a bottle of 2 12 men's perfume from Miami, USA, costs about 200 heiao (about 975 RMB) after tax is added at the place of origin, while the same perfume is sold in Sao Paulo through normal channels at a price of about 300 heiao (about 1463 RMB), including tax of 78%. Comparing the tax revenue of the two places, the average tax revenue of Miami does not exceed 65%, while the tax revenue of Sao Paulo far exceeds this figure.

Some Brazilian website media pointed out that Brazil's total tax revenue accounts for a large part of Brazil's national fiscal revenue, and the government has made a huge economic amount by virtue of tax revenue.

A few years ago, Mr. Zhang returned to China and got a big order in Yiwu. He believes that there are great business opportunities, and if the trade route from China to Brazil can be opened, there will be a lot of profits. According to Mr. Zhang's calculation, although not as much as smuggling, it is still profitable to take the normal route in Brazil.

But the result is not what Mr. Zhang expected. "It turned out that those boxes were to catch up with the Christmas business, and everyone here has already placed an order." Mr. Zhang said, "As a result, the container has arrived and you can't pick up the goods here. It will take months to pay taxes. " By the time the goods arrived in Mr. Zhang's hand, it was past Christmas, and all the guests who had originally placed an order had withdrawn their orders. In addition to understanding the contract fee, Mr. Zhang has to eat all the unwanted goods himself.

Businessmen in Sao Paulo feel that the situation is not optimistic. Under the cover of the nest, does Ann have any eggs? The shop felt sad and the employees didn't know what to do. Lili is a member of the army. She came from Fujian to work in Brazil to earn money. As a newcomer, she has no language, no money and no legal status. Her only choice is to work as a shop assistant in a China store, make a living while learning languages, and send money back to her hometown.

"Although the boss suffers when the police come to replenish the goods, you can't go to work when the shop is closed. Waiting for one time is ten days and a half months, and the salary will definitely be less. " Lily quite understands, "and some bosses' salaries are too high, so we have nothing to do part-time." I heard that it was easy to find a job before, but recently 25 yuan has been depressed. "

Sao Paulo city government: it is not aimed at Chinese, so we should continue to promote it.

Some closed shopping malls have resumed normal business. However, the municipal government of Sao Paulo said that this activity will not be just the past, but a protracted war, and the shopping malls that have resumed business are likely to face repeated spot checks.

The counterfeit famous brands involved in these large-scale operations include: Adidas, Reebok, Brookfield, LV and other famous brands; The types of goods involved are: leather goods, clothing accessories, mobile phones, home appliances, perfumes, toys, navigators, computers, cameras and so on.

R7, a famous news website in Brazil, said that Galeria Page Mall, which was inspected in April 201/Kloc-0, will be transformed into a brand discount store to prevent counterfeiting, tax evasion and other illegal acts from happening again.

Many people in China took part in large-scale raids, such as shops and 25 blocks in St. Paulista district. Their shops were blocked and their property losses were serious, which attracted many Chinese businessmen's dissatisfaction. "China people died here, nobody cares." Chinese businessmen who have received a lot of goods have said, "Brazilians just want us, and we can't help it."

As a representative of the government, the police chief of Sao Paulo City, Ai Song Ji, who went to communicate with the Consulate of China in Sao Paulo, denied this accusation. He said that this operation arrested some illegal businessmen, including Brazilians and people from other countries, including many people from China. However, this is not an action against Chinese. He came to the Consulate of China in Sao Paulo to prove this to the vast number of Chinese who live and do business legally in Sao Paulo.

Businessmen's dissatisfaction and complaints seem to have little influence on the municipal government of Sao Paulo: On May 1 1, Boulevard Monti Maré Mall in downtown Sao Paulo, with the cooperation of government tax inspectors, Sao Paulo police and civil guard, continued to seize and control illegal goods and shops in the mall. The city government of Sao Paulo said that this was a follow-up to a special event that began in February.

This campaign, entitled "No Counterfeit Goods and No Tax Evasion in Cities", unites the federal government, state government and municipal government of S? o Paulo, aiming at banning long-standing local criminal crimes such as smuggling and tax evasion, and selling counterfeit brand-name products. The government claims that this is the most severe crackdown in Brazil since the 1990s. Sao Paulo Mayor Kashabi strongly supports this action. He once said: "This kind of behavior of illegal businesses not only contributes to the crime rate, but also makes more people unemployed, so we need stronger means to crack down on this illegal behavior."

Recently, the police chief of Sao Paulo said that he would intensify the crackdown on such illegal activities-not only in Sao Paulo, but also in other parts of Brazil.

"Movement rectification" does not cure the problem.

Developing countries with certain strength often ignore the inherent laws because they pursue speed in the process of development, so there are always various problems accompanying development. In order to hold large-scale activities, rectifying problems is a common method. China is like this, and so is Brazil.

It is unfair to blame illegal shops for the rise of crime and unemployment rate, and it is also putting the cart before the horse, because illegal shops are the birth of both. That's just to make this operation look more reasonable. Even if the closing of the store will become a normal state as the official said, it still cannot change its one-sided nature.

Now Brazilian officials seem to think that rectification, strike hard and surprise action are the panacea for urban governance. However, it is obvious that everything will be fine as soon as the store closes. This kind of stability is fragile and can only be dealt with for a while. After exercise, the spring breeze is high.

(Studying in liuxue86.com)