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Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defence opened investigation into WhatsApp LLC and Meta over alleged anti-competitive conduct

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Administrative Council for Economic Defence opened investigation into WhatsApp LLC and Meta over alleged anti-competitive conduct

On 26 November 2025, the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) initiated an administrative inquiry into WhatsApp and Facebook over alleged anti-competitive conduct, following a complaint submitted by the Spanish company Factoría Elcano …

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2025-11-26
under deliberation

On 26 November 2025, the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) initiated an administra…

2026-01-12
under deliberation

On 12 January 2026, the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense …

2026-01-22
under investigation

On 22 January 2026, the 20th Federal District Court ordered the suspension of the interim preventiv…

2026-03-04
under investigation

On 4 March 2026, the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) Tribunal upheld a preliminary injunctio…