A man uses a shredding machine to destroy counterfeit cigarettes in Sao Paulo
A man uses a shredding machine to destroy counterfeit cigarettes in Sao Paulo March 3, 2015. Brazil failed to collect $1.5 billion a year in taxes due to cigarette smuggling, according to the Development Institute of Social Economic Frontier (IDESF). REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS)