Anatel seizes 22 thousand irregular products
According to the Federal Treasury, many of the products presented irregularities such as smuggling, embezzlement or tax evasion.
During the Black Friday promotion day, an operation by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) resulted in the seizure of around 22 thousand telecommunications products, valued at more than R$ 3 million, this Friday 29 found in five Amazon and Free market. distribution centers, located in Betim (MG) and Cajamar (SP). The action, carried out in collaboration with the Directorate for the Repression of Smuggling and Embezzlement (DIREP) of the Federal Treasury (RFB), seized mobile phones, chargers, drones, headphones, batteries, smart watches, TV Box, among other items.
The operation had the help of Regulatron, an Artificial Intelligence tool developed by Anatel. This technology uses webscraping techniques to monitor online advertisements, analyzing whether products sold in markets comply with Brazilian laws.
“The in-person inspection actions in the market distribution centers are another step taken by the Agency in the fight against piracy of telecommunications products. In addition to these actions, there is a precautionary decision in force through which Anatel imposed, in the largest markets, measures such as the inclusion of a valid approval code in mobile phone advertisements on the platforms,” reports the Superintendent of Supervision of Anatel. , Gesiléa Teles.
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According to the Federal Treasury, many of the products presented irregularities such as smuggling, embezzlement or tax evasion. Anatel, for its part, verified whether the items met the quality and safety standards required by the certification and approval program, mandatory for the sale of telecommunications devices in Brazil.
Approval tests analyze, for example, whether products emit radiation within safe limits, avoid interference with Wi-Fi networks, do not pose a risk of electric shock or fire, and do not allow the illegal collection of consumer data. In addition, the devices must have a legal representative in the country, either the manufacturer or the importer, guaranteeing technical assistance and support to the consumer in case of problems.
