The Brazilian Competition Authority clears the acquisition of a leading video game publisher by a Big Tech company (Microsoft / Activision Blizzard)

CADE clears Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard*The transaction still depends on the decisions of foreign jurisdictions This past Wednesday (5 October), the Office of the Superintendent General, the investigative arm of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), cleared Microsoft's full acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Although unconditionally approved in Brazil, the merger is still contingent on the clearance of foreign authorities from the US and the EU, amongst others. In Brazil,