Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defense investigation into transaction between Microsoft and Mistral AI
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
19 May 2026 concluded
19 Aug 2024 under 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…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
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…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority