The Administrative Council for Economic Defense - CADE is an independent agency reporting to the Ministry of Justice, with its headquarters and legal establishment in the city of Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. The authority has jurisdiction over the national territory and performs its legal functions given by the Law Nº 12.529/2011. CADE’s mission is to ensure free competition. CADE is the body from the Executive branch of the Brazilian government responsible for investigating and deciding, ultimately, on competition issues, as well as responsible for fostering and promoting the culture of competition in Brazil.
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CADE fines Claro, Oi Móvel and Telefônica 783 million reais for antitrust violations in Correios’ tender* The procurement process for data transmission services took place in 2015 On 11 May 2022, the Tribunal of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) convicted the mobile phone (...)
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CADE’s investigative arm recommends Pague Menos’ acquisition of Extrafarma be conditionally cleared* The Tribunal of the agency will review the case for a final decision CADE’s investigative body remitted the acquisition of the pharmacy chain Extrafarma to the Tribunal, suggesting its approval (...)
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CADE convicts cartel members in the Brazilian market of pipes and fittings* The authority convicted Brastubo, Poly Easy, and three individuals to pay fines amounting to BRL 33.1 million On 27 April 2022, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) convicted the firms Brastubo (...)
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CADE signs agreement in cartel investigation into public tender for orthoses, prostheses, and high-cost medical devices* The firm Saint Jude Medical Brasil must pay BRL 56.4 million as a financial contribution On 27 April 2022, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) signed a (...)
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Cartel in the resin market is fined 46.8 million reais* The authority convicted two companies and five individuals for the anticompetitive conduct On 23 March 2022, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) convicted the firms Royal Química and Cempre Apoio Educacional, in (...)
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CADE fines maritime vehicle shipping providers for participation in cartel* The firm Hoegh Autoliners Holdings AS and an individual were fined BRL 26.4 million On 23 March, the Tribunal of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) found the company Hoegh Autoliners Holdings AS (...)
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CADE allows SAS to exercise some corporate control over the business affairs of Log-In until the case is adjudicated* The authorization ensures the reversibility of the transaction and the competitive conditions of the affected markets On 15 December 2021, the Administrative Council for (...)
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CADE launches proceeding to investigate cartel in outsourced services procurement* More than 50 procurement processes had signs of collusion On Tuesday (14 September), the Office of the Superintendent General of CADE (SG) launched an administrative proceeding against 42 companies and 43 (...)
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CADE launches practical guidelines to help procurement officials prevent and detect cartels in public procurement* The documents lists strategies of collusion between companies, red flags of collusive conduct, and recommendations on how to prevent these unlawful practices in tenders On 3 (...)
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CADE’s Tribunal will review the acquisition of Unidas by Localiza* The Office of the Superintendent General that recommends applying remedies to mitigate risks derived by the transaction has identified competition concerns in the car rental market On 6 September, CADE’s Office of the (...)
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CADE’s Office of the General Superintendent recommends the conviction of cartel members in tenders of orthoses, prostheses, and medical devices* Together, the collusive firms controlled the entire market of implantable cardiac pacemakers used in heart disease treatments On 24 August, CADE’s (...)
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Office and school suppliers found guilty of bid rigging in Pernambuco Cartel* CADE levied fines totalling BRL 1.5 million on ten companies and five individuals involved in the scheme In the hearing of this Wednesday (18 August), the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) found ten (...)
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CADE signs agreements related to a cartel in the market of rendering industry in Rio Grande do Sul* In total, more than BRL 18.7 million are to be paid as financial contributions In the hearing held last Wednesday (30 June), the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) ratified four (...)
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CADE convicts a cartel in procurements for PVC pipes and fittings* In the hearing of this Wednesday (30 June), the Administrative Council for Economic Defense convicted five firms and six individuals for a cartel in public procurements for PVC pipes and fittings. Such procurements were aimed (...)
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CADE assesses fuel company Ipiranga’s new pricing policy* The fuel distribution company has consulted with the authority about an IT system to negotiate prices with its retailers In a hearing held last Wednesday (30 June), the Tribunal of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) (...)
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Cade authorizes collaboration among Ambev, BRF, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Nestlé and Pepsico due to the new coronavirus crisis* Exceptional measure aims to minimize the effects of the crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) recently decided to (...)
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Clarifications regarding the procedural deadlines of the agency due to the Provisional Measure No. 928, of 23 March 2020* The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), due to the Provisional Measure No. 928, of 23 March 2020, which included the article 6°-C in the Law No. 13.979, of (...)
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