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5th BRICS International Competition Conference
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is honored to host the Fifth BRICS International Competition Conference in Brasilia, Brazil, from 8 to 10 November 2017. Please visit the Conference website for more information.
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Guidelines
The Guidelines published by CADE are parts of a normative agenda that envisages the promotion of transparency, legal certainty and institutional memory in competition policy
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Competition Law
The new Brazilian Competition Law entered into force in 2012, setting out important changes in CADE’s institutional design. The changes brought by the new law contribute to a more efficient and coherent competition policy
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Multilateral Cooperation
CADE is engaged in international cooperation with stakeholders from abroad in important international fora. Find out more about the agency´s international work
Press Releases
Cartel
CADE’s General Superintendence investigates bid rigging in seven airports cafeterias’ bids
Alleged irregularities include blocking in on-site bidding and the lack of competition in Infraero’s tenders
Merger
CADE vetoed the acquisition of Alesat by Ipiranga
The merger would harm the regional markets for fuel distribution; No agreement was reached with the parties to mitigate the identified problems
Colluding
CADE’s General Superintendence recommends condemnation of cartels in the markets of tubes’ components and LCD monitors
The cartels would have had effects in Brazil
Without evidences
CADE’S General Superintendence concludes analysis on exclusivity agreements in the ice cream market
Opinion recommends the filing of the proceeding considering the lack of evidence to proof competitive irregularity
