In this edition of the Antitrust Newsletter, we examine the key decisions and activities carried out by the Brazilian Competition Agency (CADE) from April to June 2025.
For merger reviews, we highlight the following trends: (i) increase of 16% in the number of submitted merger reviews compared to the same period last year; (ii) the profile of transactions has changed, with greater emphasis on the energy, manufacturing, and agribusiness sectors, while the real estate sector showed a decline.
For conducts and investigations, the main highlights include: (i) a trend of stability in the number of administrative proceedings launched and ruled by CADE, compared to the same period last year.; (ii) agreements in investigations of sensitive information exchange in the labor market, and (iii) fuel market under CADE’s spotlight.
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