The private enforcement of competition law in Brazil is intriguing. While legislation has clearly provided for compensation for damages resulting from anticompetitive practices since the 1990s, basic…
The Apple App Store case before Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) raises the broader institutional question of whether traditional antitrust proceedings can provide the…
A New Enforcement FrontierIn recent weeks, the Brazilian antitrust authority - the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) - has led two significant developments signaling a new frontier…
CADE Reignites Discussion on Associative Contracts in the Airline IndustryThe Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) issued a landmark decision in APAC 08700.003565/2024-49 regarding a domestic…
The Brazilian Federal Government proposed to the Brazilian Congress on the 17th of September an amendment to its competition law regime via Bill No. 4675/2025 (the Bill). In essence, the proposed…