HTC confirms it's closing offices in Brazil, halting direct sales as well

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We don't have great news to share with Brazilian Android fans as the week winds to a close. After _AndroidPit_'s initial word, we've since received extra confirmation from a spokesperson that [HTC][3] is closing its office in Brazil "after careful analysis of [its] business." The company wouldn't get any closer than that for reasoning, although the country's high tariffs on technology imports may play a part: they were high enough for [Foxconn to open a Brazilian plant][4] just so Apple could keep selling iPads and iPhones at comfortable prices, and HTC hasn't been making phones in Brazil for some time. There's also the matter of fighting to stay profitable in a market where Apple and Samsung are the [only real money makers][5]. HTC is vowing to keep up post-sale support, which we appreciate, but it's also stopping all direct sales in the process. As such, the only way you'll get a [One S][6] in Sao Paulo from now on is to go through an importer and take the added hit to the pocketbook.

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