Recent Trends in Leniency Agreements in Brazil

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Marcos Exposto, Luiz Galvao, Barbara Rosenberg, Sandra Terepins, Feb 26, 2014

For the past two decades, leniency programs have been growingly adopted by antitrust authorities around the globe as one of the main tools in cartel prosecution. As seen in other jurisdictions, the Brazilian authorities have been striving to build a well-respected leniency program. The last couple of years suggest that the Brazilian competition authority