About seven thousand bottles of wine were seized this year by the Highway Police and the Federal Revenue Service (PRF), illegally transported on the highways of the state of Goiás. In total, the bottles are valued at R$ 2 million.
The seized loads were transported in passenger vehicles, buses and trucks without tax documentation or with fraudulent documentation, brought illegally to Brazil. The information is from the PRF, in a note.
Aiming to supply the consumer market during the year-end festivities, the Federal Highway Police and the Federal Revenue are tightening their grip to combat the entry of illicit products into the country.
The irregular entry of beverages into Brazil is harmful to the country’s economy, as wines are stored in inadequate conditions and transported inappropriately. In this way, there is no guarantee of legitimacy of the products, as they may suffer tampering or counterfeiting.
This year, from January to October, the Federal Revenue has already seized more than 400,000 bottles of wine and sparkling wine, drinks valued at around R$ 47 million.
