Brazil hits steering and safety in 11th auto parts investigation Janith Aranze – 05 June 2017 Brazil’s competition enforcer has opened its 11th auto-parts cartel investigation, this time probing manufacturers of airbag modules, seatbelts and steering wheels. (…) Between 2014 and 2017, the Brazilian enforcer has established 11 administrative proceedings on different auto parts cartels. These include […]

International Competition Conferences held in Porto It was very fruitfully the past week spent by Vicente Bagnoli in Porto. First, for attending the International Competition Network – ICN Annual Conference and join as speaker the breakout session of the Advocacy Working Group entitled “Innovative Tools to Advocate and Promote Competition” which aimed to foster experience-sharing among ICN[…..]

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[…..]