Brazil: Closed investigation into Google for alleged abuse of dominance in advertising sector

On 19 June 2019, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) closed its investigation into Google for the alleged abuse of dominance in the advertising sector. Originally, Google was alleged to have abused its dominant position in the advertising sector by implementing restrictive clauses into its contracts with advertisers, therefore restricting advertisers from using other search platforms, to self-preference its Google AdWords service. CADE now denied anti-competitive effects and no such restrictions.