Paraguay’s Counterfeit Trade

Posted by on May 18, 2015 in Featured, Latin America | 0 comments Investigation Business is booming in Ciudad del Este along the Paraná River, where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet. There's only one problem. The goods are counterfeits of American brands or authentic goods smuggled into Paraguay. Together with money laundering, the illegal trade amounts to an estimated $17 billion a year in Paraguay. This feature was published in USA Today on May 18, 2015.
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