Brazil: Administrative Council for Economic Defense referred Google investigation for further proceedings over alleged abusive exploitation of journalistic content in digital markets

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Administrative Council for Economic Defense referred Google investigation for further proceedings over alleged abusive exploitation of journalistic content in digital markets

On 23 April 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided to continue its examination of Google's use of journalistic content in search results and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated summaries. CADE stated that technologic…

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

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2026-04-23
under investigation

On 23 April 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided to continue its ex…