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decade after plans to oomanufacture Apple products in Brazil never materialized, the Brazilian Ministry of Science & Technology confirmed to Brazilian news portal G1 that Apple contract manufacturer Foxconn will begin iPad 2 production in the country by the end of August or early September.Epe
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Foxconn is in the process to add additional manufacturing capacity at its plant in Jundiaí, São Paulo. This is great news for the Latin American market where Apple products
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Will Apple begin to manufacture computers in Brazil as well? One can only hope.