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84 The PCB Magazine • March 2016 Brazil is heading toward one of its toughest re- cessions in the recent history, mainly due to po- litical instability. Abinee, the Brazilian Electrical and Electron- ics Industry Association, estimate a drop of 10% in real income (RS) in 2015 compared to 2014, and 6% in 2016, compared to last year. This in- dustry is responsible for approximately 2.5% of the national GDP and it is divided into eight major segments as shown in Table 2. The bad news is that there are enormous challenges Brazil must conquer to survive in pCb shops in brazil: are you kidding me? Table 2: Electronic industry revenue, in us$ million. Figure 2: Brazil—The Circuibras facility and location in Brazil.