Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defense investigation into acquisition of Run:AI Labs by NVIDIA Corporation
Progress
Current status
concluded
19 May 2026 concluded
23 Aug 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
semiconductors
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 Tribunal concluded that NVIDIA Corporation's acquisition of Run:AI was not notifiable
On 19 May 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) Tribunal concluded its review of an administrative proceeding concerning NVIDIA's acquisition of Run:ai Labs Ltd. The proceeding examined whether the transaction was subject to m…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Administrative Council for Economic Defense opened preliminary merger review procedure into acquisition of Run:AI Labs by NVIDIA Corporation
On 23 August 2024, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) initiated an administrative proceeding to determine whether NVIDIA's acquisition of Run required mandatory notification under Articles 88 and 90 of Law No. 12,529/2011. The pr…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority