Playstation 4, High prices in Brazil

Sony's Playstation 4 will be released in a month and people in Brazil are already crying out in anguish. Most Brazillians wont be able to affor the PS4 because it is said it will cost 3,999 Brazillian currency. This is about $1,845 American. Sony representatives came out to explain the high costs. They explained that due to the high taxes on imported electronics and electronics in general the cost is much more than the cost elsewhere in the world.