Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defence investigation into Meta over alleged anti-competitive conduct (Case No. 08700.012397/2025-63)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
12 Jan 2026 under deliberation
26 Nov 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Administrative Council for Economic Defence investigation into Meta over WhatsApp AI terms and suspended their application
On 12 January 2026, the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) opened an administrative investigation against Meta to assess suspected abuse of a dominant position. The investigation concerns potential excl…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Administrative Council for Economic Defence opened investigation into WhatsApp LLC and Meta over alleged anti-competitive conduct
On 26 November 2025, the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) initiated an administrative inquiry into WhatsApp and Facebook over alleged anti-competitive conduct, following a complaint submitted by the Spanish company Factoría Elcano …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority