Brazil Black Market Value: $17 Billion
World Average: $20.34 Billion
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Selected music piracy losses in 2009
Below are music piracy losses in 2009 for selected countries. The figures are from the International Intellectual Property Alliance.
| Country | Losses | |
| 1 | Argentina | 63.4 Million |
| 2 | Brazil | 147 Million |
| 3 | China | 466.3 Million |
| 4 | India | 17.7 Million |
| 5 | Indonesia | 24.7 Million |
| 6 | Israel | 55 Million |
| 7 | Malaysia | 23.5 Million |
| 8 | Mexico | 436.4 Million |
| 9 | Philippines | 112.1 Million |
| 10 | Poland | 118 Million |
| 11 | Singapore | 4.3 Million |
| 12 | Taiwan | 2.7 Million |
| 13 | Thailand | 15.1 Million |
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Drug production in Brazil Favelas
Between 2007 and 2009, police in Rio de Jeneiro estimate that 6,000 kilograms of cocaine was produced in two of the city’s largest favelas. The street value of the cocaine produced was $46 Million.
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- Tags: Brazil Black Market, Cocaine | April 12th, 2010
Number of animals taken from the Amazon Rainforest
38 million animals are taken from the Amazon Rainforest each year for the purpose of animal trafficking.
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- Tags: Brazil Black Market, Wildlife Smuggling Statistics | October 10th, 2009
Wildlife Trade in Brazil generates $2 billion
The illegal wildlife trade in Brazil generates $2 Billion in revenue, according to Brazilian trafficking organization Renctas.
The Brazilian market makes up to 10 percent of the total illegal trade in wildlife.
Source: brazilmax.com, “Combating Brazilian Wildlife Traffic: Activist Dener Giovani ,” Renctas, August 19, 2006. Accessed on August 7, 2009.
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- Tags: Brazil Black Market, Wildlife Smuggling Statistics | August 7th, 2009
94 percent of video games in Brazil are pirated
The Brazilian Association for the Development of Video Games finds that up to 94 percent of all video games sold in Brazil are pirated.
Source: Pedro Franco, “A Nation of Pirates,” Escapist, May 12, 2009.
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- Tags: Brazil Black Market, Video Game Piracy Statistics | July 31st, 2009
Price of Marijuana in the Americas
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in the Americas.
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| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Argentina | 400 | 1.3 |
| Bolivia | 115 | 0.8 |
| Brazil | 150 | 0.3 |
| Canada | 4,714.3 | 15 |
| Chile | 1,223 | 5.3 |
| Colombia | 40.3 | 0.4 |
| Mexico | 80 | NA |
| United States | 2,000 | 10.4 |
| Venezuela | 90 | 1.9 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
Price of Cocaine in the Americas
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Cocaine in the Americas.
| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Argentina | 4,800 | 5.9 |
| Bolivia | 2,250 | 3.5 |
| Brazil | 3,000 | 12 |
| Canada | 33,834 | 96.8 |
| Chile | 14,600 | 26.6 |
| Colombia | 2,198 | NA |
| Mexico | 12,500 | NA |
| Peru | 851 | NA |
| United States | 28,500 | 97.4 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
Price of Ecstasy in the Americas
Click here to see the price of ecstasy around the world.
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Ecstasy in the Americas.
| Country | Wholesale Price (per thousand tablets) |
Retail Price (per tablet) |
| Argentina | 4,666 | NA |
| Brazil | 15,000 | 12 |
| Canada | 5,135.3 | 20.7 |
| Chile | 17,241.4 | 25 |
| Colombia | NA | 22.6 |
| Dominican Republic | 16,000 | 19 |
| Guatemala | 6,550 | 7.9 |
| United States | 10,000 | 25 |
| Venezuela | NA | 9.4 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
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