Global Competition Review interviews Vicente Bagnoli on CADE’s decision approving the merger between BMF&Bovespa and Cetip Brazil approves clearing house acquisition Janith Aranze 28 March 2017 Brazil’s competition enforcer last week conditionally approved the 12 billion reais (€3.5 billion) tie-up of stock exchange BM&FBovespa and rival clearing house Cetip. In a statement last week, the Administrative Council […]

CADE leniency agreement reveals Lava Jato details – Global Competition Review – Dec. 05, 2016. Brazil’s competition watchdog last week published details of a leniency agreement tied to its sprawling investigation of misconduct linked to Petróleo Brasileiro, identifying a slew of companies potentially involved in alleged bid-rigging that affected several of the energy company’s construction tenders. (…)[…..]

O CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica) aprovou recentemente a nova Resolução sobre Contratos Associativos. A Resolução nº 17 do CADE, de 18 de outubro de 2016, disciplina  as  hipóteses  de  notificação  de contratos associativos de que trata a Lei de Concorrência e revoga  a Resolução nº 10, tida como complexa e de pouca efetividade. Nos termos da Resolução, considera-se associativos quaisquer[…..]