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Brazil approves retail merger with conditions
Friday, 26 April 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has approved a merger between appliance chains Ponto Frio and Casas Bahia, creating the country’s largest retail company.
Soares promoted at Mattos Filho
Friday, 12 April 2013
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marry Jr e Quiroga has promoted competition specialist Marcio Dias Soares to partner in the firm’s São Paulo office.
CADE prohibits health-care deal
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has blocked a private health-care merger, over concerns a high market share could harm consumers in the region.
With settlement guidance out, Brazil turns to mergers
Friday, 22 March 2013
With its rules for cartel settlements now in place, antitrust officials in Brazil have turned their attention firmly toward drafting guidance for how it will review mergers between competitors.
CADE fines string of fuel cartels
Friday, 8 March 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has fined companies, trade associations and individuals across the country a total of 120 million reais (€46.5 million) for operating fuel cartels.
Brazil revises settlement rules
Friday, 8 March 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has published new rules that aim to increase the predictability and transparency of the settlement procedure.
Brazilian merger creates third-largest airline
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has given conditional clearance to the merger between Trip and Azul airlines, creating the country’s third-largest airline.
CADE targets IT cartel
Friday, 15 February 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) yesterday began legal action against an alleged bid-rigging cartel in the information technology market.
Brazil ends tobacco dispute with Philip Morris settlement
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has concluded a long-running dispute that pitted Philip Morris and British American Tobacco against each other by removing the last tobacco exclusivity agreements signed by Philip Morris.
De Vivo announces new partner
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Ricardo Inglez de Souza has joined Brazilian law firm De Vivo, Whitaker e Castro as partner, establishing the firm’s competition practice.
Barbosa doubles antitrust partnership in Brazil
Friday, 21 December 2012
Jose Carlos da Matta Berardo, an experienced associate at Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão, has been promoted to partner, the firm announced yesterday.
Brazil to add transparency to whistleblower discounts
Monday, 17 December 2012
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has proposed offering reduced fines to companies willing to cooperate in cartel investigations in an effort to increase the evidence of price fixing available to prosecutors.
Brazil drops companies but charges executives in compressors case
Friday, 30 November 2012
The general superintendent for Brazil’s Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has recommended that the agency drop its charges against Panasonic, ACC and Danfoss related to the companies’ alleged involvement in a refrigerator compressor cartel.
CADE carries out raids in Brazil's silicate industry
Monday, 12 November 2012
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has launched dawn raids against six silicate makers suspected of colluding to fix prices across the country, the agency announced late last week.
CADE’s Chinaglia chooses new firm
Friday, 9 November 2012
The former acting president of Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE), Olavo Chinaglia, has announced he is to join Veirano Advogados.
GCR May 2013
Surveys: Washington, Taiwan • EU Cartel Settlements Round Table, Mexican Amparos • Interviews with Shiow-Ming Wu, Chris Fonteijn, Joe Wayland.
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