October 2020
In this month’s newsletter:
- Brazilian House of Representatives approves draft of New Gas Act
- CADE clears acquisition of Zap Imóveis by OLX
- Brazilian General Data Protection Law comes into force
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September 2020
In this month’s newsletter:
- The Brazilian General Data Protection Law will soon be in force
- CADE’s Department of Economic Studies launches study on competition in digital markets
- Cade applies a 5-year limitation period for the sanctioning of the exchange of sensitive information
August 2020
In this month’s newsletter:
- CADE submits to Public Consultation a draft of its Guidelines for Setting of Cartel Fines
- CADE publishes informative note on the collaboration among companies to face the Covid-19 crisis
- Decree regulates Regulatory Impact Analysis in the Federal Administration
- Government recreates the National Consumer Protection Council
May 2020
In this month’s newsletter:
- CADE’s recent decision shifts authority’s opinion concerning the composition of economic groups for companies with dispersed shareholders
- European Commission publishes temporary framework on cooperation among competitors facing struggles arising from Covid-19 pandemic
- Coronavirus crisis and data protection in Brazil
- Bill stipulates compulsory licensing of patents in Brazil in the fight against Covid-19
- DEE/Cade highlights antitrust risks in bills that propose price-cap regulation during the pandemic
February 2020
In this month’s newsletter:
- New cartel screening tool may enhance investigations by CADE
- Senacon intensifies its work on personal data protection investigations
- CADE’s analysis influence CVM debate regarding competition in the securities market
- IBM Red Hat case triggers discussion on gun jumping fine
- Government issues Provisional Measure that affects urban mobility technology companies
November 2019
In this month’s newsletter:
- Bill seeks to postpone the effectiveness of the Brazilian General Data Protection Act
- CADE’s General Superintendence recommends closing investigation on access to competitive information in the payment methods market
- CADE confirms Understanding of limitations for cases involving influence of uniform conduct
October 2019 Edition
In this edition of our newsletter, we discuss the approval of the new CADE nominees by the Senate and the reinstation of the Tribunal’s minimum quorum; the clearance, by the antitrust authority, of the acquisition of Nextel by Claro without restrictions; the US authority determination to use arbitration in merger; and the changes to the General Telecommunications Law, approved by the Brazilian Senate.
September 2019 Edition
In the current edition of our newsletter, we discuss the new CADE nominees; the approval of the Executive Order of Economic Freedom by the Brazilian Senate; and the Federal Decree No. 9,977/1, which is focused in Social Impact Businesses.
August 2019 Edition
In this edition of our newsletter, we discuss the conviction of companies for bid rigging in train and subway markets; the agreement signed by CADE and Petrobras to open the Brazilian natural gas market; CADE’s new resolutions, which seek more transparency and standardization; the uncertainty over CADE’s nominees; and the approval with vetoes, by the Presidency, of Law that creates the National Data Protection Authority.
July 2019 Edition
In this edition of our newsletter, we discuss the three investigations against Google dismissed by Cade in the past weeks, the agreement signed by the Brazilian antitrust authority and Petrobras to open the refining market, and the moment of regulatory turmoil in the Brazilian financial sector.
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