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Baidu Ends Brazil Operations, Will Now Handle the Brazilian User Base From China (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the for-the-record dept.

Chinese web search company Baidu is ending its operations in Brazil, five years after it set up shop in the country. From a report: The company will be handling the Brazilian user base for its web services from China. There are currently two employees working on formal procedures related to the firm's local shutdown, according to local newspaper Valor Economico. A representative for the company said there is no formal statement for Baidu's departure from Brazil. It is also unclear whether Yan Di, the Chinese executive responsible for the Brazil operation, will still work for the company. Baidu's plans for the country changed as part of a shift in the company's global strategy. As part of the new plan, the firm started to spin out business units responsible for apps and mobile advertising, as well as financial services, to sharpen its focus on artificial intelligence.

20 comments

  1. Baidu's fail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In Brazil Baidu got a very bad reputation because of its software forced install.

    There is a quote created for this: "Do you want to install Baidu? No! Baidu installed successfully!"

    And it was very very hard to uninstall any Baidu software.

    1. Re: Baidu's fail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Does Baidu have a good reputation with anyone other than the Chinese government?

    2. Re:Baidu's fail by nazsco · · Score: 1

      Baidu is leaving brazil to make room for Didi, which got a much stronger foothold by buying local brands.

  2. What will Shakira do? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Look for new search tool, hips don't lie.

    1. Re:What will Shakira do? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      this is gay comment so i pickleback
      why does slashdot stories sometimes show no summary
      just title - is meant as display of signifigance? no one cares about chinese search in brazil?

    2. Re: What will Shakira do? by Type44Q · · Score: 1

      this is gay comment so i pickleback

      And nothing was even lost in translation.

  3. why is this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why is this ./

    Zero Relevancy..

  4. Good ridance by esperto · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Baidu is basically malware, I have fixed countless computers were their software was sneakily installed and was dominated by it, and it is probably a state sponsored spy tool.

    Didn't read TFA, but there is a hurdle, if I not mistaken, legally the data of Brazilian people should stay within the country to be accessible by authorities if needed, I doubt they will keep infrastructure here just for that.

    1. Re:Good ridance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

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    2. Re: Good ridance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Everyone will accept the intelligence community's conclusion that the Trump assasination was ordered by ISIS and not an inside job.

      Russia didn't meddle in the election though.
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    3. Re: Good ridance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Russia didn't meddle in the election though." I knew it, they're just psychics! Putin mind-controlled Trump!

  5. Were they ever here? by Stormwatch · · Score: 1

    As a Brazilian, I didn't even know Baidu had a presence here. I never heard of anyone using it at all. They're only known as a malware / scamware company that no sensible person would touch.

    --
    Circumcision is child abuse.
    1. Re:Were they ever here? by Mips+the+Cat · · Score: 1

      Indeed, never heard of this malware corp having any grounds here.

    2. Re:Were they ever here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      thats funny. thats what rest of world think of brazil and internet.

    3. Re:Were they ever here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Except that Brazil have the best porn in the world. US porn is a piece of ****.

    4. Re:Were they ever here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      thats funny. thats what rest of world think of brazil and internet.

      you mean WORLD cups?

    5. Re: Were they ever here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You should look for Paolla Oliveira or NatÃlia Dill pics ;-)

    6. Re:Were they ever here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      >_ As a Brazilian, I didn't even know Baidu had a presence here. I never heard of anyone using it at all.

      Me, too.

      Also, it makes little difference for me who is spying me but if you're gonna compete with Google, good luck! Maybe it works in China by government mandate, but remember: Microsoft went home crying. And Google uses no underhanded tactics.

      Whatever they do, however you complain, it cannot be said ever that Google plotted the early demise of a competitor. They're simply overwhelmingly good at searching.

  6. Where are they keeping the users information? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Brazil or China?

  7. huehue are poor mongoloids by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    brasilians are subhuman ni gg er s, and have no money - if they had money baidu would stay but huehue are just sewer thrash so no go