Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defence investigation into Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive conduct favouring Edge browser on Windows
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
30 Jul 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Administrative Council for Economic Defence opened investigation into Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive conduct favouring Edge browser on Windows
On 30 July 2025, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) opened an investigation into Microsoft following a complaint from Norway-based Opera Software. The complaint alleges that Microsoft is abusing its dominant position in the …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority