The first half of 2025 was marked by important developments in Brazilian Competition Law. In this edition of the newsletter Key Trends in Antitrust Enforcement – Brazil, our specialists present the most relevant numbers, trends and decisions issued by CADE during the period. The highlights include:
- A 15% increase in merger filings analyzed, especially in the food retail, agricultural, and energy sectors.
- 21 new investigations for anticompetitive conduct and 6 settlement agreements executed (TCCs).
- Consolidation of dosimetry parameters for gun-jumping cases and definitions on merger filings involving real estate asset acquisitions.
- Change in CADE’s presidency and the launch of the Virtual Deliberative Circuit, which modernizes decisions of lower complexity.
These and other highlights, with a practical analysis of the main trends of the semester, are included in our complete newsletter.