By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/04/2026Brazil blocked the 10-year renewal of the duty-free status of digital exports, *worldwide*. In its place, the US got a two-year renewal. 21/ 120 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/04/2026This means 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). 22/ 130 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/04/2026Even more interesting: Brazil struck a "minilateral" digital duty-free deal with *66 non-US countries*, including Canada and the EU: www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/t... 23/csmonitor.comEU and Canada lean into a new world roleAs the U.S. retreats from global institutions and pacts, its allies test new coalitions, or “minilateral” solutions, to renew world stability. 141 0
