Overview of competition policy in Brazil

In light of this progress, the Overview of Competition Law in Brazil provides a much-needed and timely roadmap to a rapidly changing landscape in Brazilian merger, unilateral conduct, and cartel enforcement. It also addresses important enforcement and policy developments in the areas of private damages, vertical price restraints, and standard essential patents and FRAND commitments. Companies doing business in Brazil and their counsel should carefully consider the impact of these developments in light of the country’s increasing importance on the global stage of antitrust enforcement, as also evidenced by CADE imposing the highest cartel penalties worldwide in 2014.

This compendium, prepared by Brazil’s leading competition experts, will provide invaluable guidance for international practitioners about how best to identify and minimize antitrust risks when dealing with this key jurisdiction. The publication also features detailed interviews with CADE’s President and  uperintendent, in which they share their views of the recent antitrust reforms and challenges CADE and the Brazilian competition policy system are facing.
The Overview of Competition Law in Brazil will undoubtedly be a keystone work and resource in the field, and one on which international antitrust and competition practitioners of all varieties can rely. [Krisztian Katona]