Progress
Current status
concluded
19 May 2026concluded
19 Aug 2024under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Administrative Council for Economic Defense closed investigation into Microsoft/Mistral AI transaction
On 13 May 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) closed its investigation into the transaction between Microsoft and Mistral AI. The CADE examined Microsoft's investment in Mistral, the provision of cloud supercomputing infrast…
- CADE closes three merger review investigations, orders notification of Microsoft/Inflection transaction, and opens review of two new transactions involving Google, Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) (Official)
Administrative Council for Economic Defense opened investigation into Microsoft/Mistral AI transaction
On 19 August 2024, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) opened an investigation into arrangements between Microsoft and Mistral AI. The investigation followed a preliminary review initiated after the UK Competition and Markets Auth…
- Purpose: Investigation of a Merger 08700.005961/2024-19, Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) (Official)