Download past purchases

I would like to share something that I'm not happy with and to know if there is a way to fix it.
First of all, I have changed my Apple ID from US to Brazil. On Apple's page it is written: "If you changed your Apple ID from one country to another, you can’t download items you purchased in a previous country."
Let's get the Camera+, for example. I bought this app before changing the country of my Apple ID. When I search for this app on App Store, it shows its price for me, $2.99. But when I click to buy, I see this message: "This update is free because you own a previous version of this item. To get this update now, select ok. You can update this software application for free. Would you like to update it?".
So, I am still able to download items I purchased in a previous country. It is good! Really good, but what bothers me is that it shows the price instead of showing the purchased item button/icon. I don't remember all apps that I have dowloaded in my life (I know that is a lot), and sometimes I don't download them because the price is there. Only when I decide to buy and click to buy is when that message is shown. So, I don't know if I will be charged or not before trying to buy an app.
Even when I dowload the app again in the new country, this behaviour keeps going on.
I would like to fix it. I would like to know what the apps are that I am able to download for free, like Camera+. I don't want this situation any more, not being able to know if I will be charged or not. Any help? If not, Apple fix it, or at least, let me buy the app again in the new country and stop with it.
Thanks.

Apple are not here, these are user-to-user forums. If you want to leave feedback for Apple : http://www.apple.com/feedback/
You can view your account's purchase history via your computer's iTunes : See your purchase history in the iTunes Store - Apple Support
Apps are different to other content types, you won''t be able to redownload any music, film or TV programmes without re-purchasing them.
Whether you can redownload apps for free will depend upon whether it's the same app e.g. if the developer has removed and replaced it with a new separate app, or potentially if the app has changed developer.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
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https://getsupport.apple.com

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
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