Brazil: Competition Investigation into Gympass Regarding Alleged Abuse of Dominance Through Exclusivity Deals
Progress
Current status
in force
21 Sep 2022 in force
09 Feb 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Closed investigation against Gympass after cease and desist agreement concerning abuse of dominance through exclusivity deals
On 21 September 2022, the Administrative Council for Economic Defence Investigation (CADE) announced it had signed a cease-and-desist agreement with Gympass. Under the cease-and-desist agreement, Gympass is now prohibited from implementing exclusivi…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced investigation into Gympass regarding alleged abuse of dominance through exclusivity deals
On 9 February 2020, the Administrative Council for Economic Defence Investigation (CADE) announced its investigation into Gympass. Gympass is a membership service which intermediates between users and gyms. Gympass is alleged to have abused its domi…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority