Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defence investigation into Meta over WhatsApp AI terms and suspended their application
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Administrative Council for Economic Defence investigation into Meta over WhatsApp AI terms and suspended their application
On 12 January 2026, the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) opened an administrative investigation against Meta to assess suspected abuse of a dominant position. The investigation concerns potential excl…
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
2026-01-12
under deliberation
2026-01-22
under investigation