Brazil's Bolsonaro signs decree easing gun import, ammo limits
MAY 7, 2019 / 5:58 PM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
Lisandra Paraguassu
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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Tuesday to ease restrictions on gun imports and increase the amount of ammunition a person can buy.
The decree had initially been designed to ease restrictions for collectors, marksmen and hunters - allowing, for example, the carrying of loaded guns to shooting clubs - but was expanded to include other provisions.
Previously, imported arms were banned if there was a similar domestic-made product.
“We also broke the monopoly,” Bolsonaro said during a signing ceremony at the presidential palace. “You couldn’t import, and now we have ended this.”
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