Brazil: 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 dominance by signing exclusivity deals with gyms. After a complaint by Total Pass, a rival service provider, the CADE now initiated an investigation into the allegations that Gympass prevented gyms from signing with competing service providers, such as Total Pass, thereby restricting competition.