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Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE has ordered WhatsApp to suspend a policy that restricts third-party artificial intelligence companies from using the platform’s Business API to provide chatbots, while also launching an...

This paper argues that antitrust enforcement can play a strategic role in Brazil’s fight against inflation, complementing traditional monetary policy tools. While the Central Bank relies on interest rate adjustments,...

On 3 September, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the country’s competition watchdog, released the 2025 edition of its Antitrust Leniency Program Guidelines. According to a statement from the...

Brazil’s competition watchdog CADE has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, following a formal complaint by Norwegian software company Opera over the U.S. tech giant's browser practices, according to Reuters. Opera...

Opera has lodged a formal antitrust complaint against Microsoft with Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), accusing the tech giant of using its dominant position in the operating system...

  From May 15 to 17, CPI attended the 2024 ICN Conference at Costa do Sauipé, Brazil. The event serves as a unique opportunity to convene competition authorities and experts...

This article aims at demonstrating that CADE wants to actively participate in the SIA and to maintain its ability to enforce the Brazilian Competition Act despite the current limitations of...

The Tribunal at Brazil’s Antitrust Authority (CADE) has dismissed two administrative proceedings investigating cartel activities since the beginning of 2024. These cases involved the water meter market and a group...

In a significant reversal, Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has annulled previously mandated divestment remedies for Petrobras. This unprecedented decision allows the state-owned oil giant to retain five...

By Ademir Antonio Pereira Jr., Yan Villela Vieira & Gabriel de Aguiar Tajra1   This article discusses critical developments in Brazilian Competition Policy in 2023. We present an overview of...

This article deals with the Brazilian antitrust authority (the Administrative Council for Economic Defense – “CADE”) experience on the topic of algorithms and artificial intelligence, specifically in the analysis of...

The Brazilian antitrust watchdog, CADE, has recommended blocking the proposed sale of Dairy Partners Americas (DPA) from its controllers Nestle (NESN. S) and Fonterra to Lactalis. Technical staff at CADE...