# Tag: Antitrust

- [Cade proposes fewer merger filings and more selective antitrust scrutiny](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/cade-proposes-fewer-merger-filings-and-more-selective-antitrust-scrutiny/) (2026-09-24): Rule overhaul would change how revenue, control, minority stakes and fast-track reviews are assessed; proposal is open for public consultation through Nov. 6.
- [Cade deepens review of Maersk-MSC deals ahead of Tecon 10 auction](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/cade-deepens-review-of-maersk-msc-deals-ahead-of-tecon-10-auction/) (2026-09-23): Brazil’s antitrust tribunal will reassess BTP exit arrangements as Maersk and MSC prepare for the R$ 6.4 billion Santos port project
- [When Talking About Prices Becomes an Antitrust Problem](https://brazilstockguide.com/behind-the-lines/cade-ems-semaglutide-price-comments-antitrust/) (2026-08-31): How far can an executive go in discussing future prices before attracting the attention of competition regulators?
- [Exclusive: Petrobras Returns to Cade to Shape Offshore Vessel Market](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/exclusive-petrobras-returns-to-cade-to-shape-offshore-vessel-market/) (2026-06-29): After losing a challenge in the Tidewater/Wilson Sons case, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company is now pressing its concerns in the OceanPact-CBO deal.
- [COSCO Challenges Brazil’s Plan to Bar Shipping Lines From Santos Megaterminal](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/cosco-santos-port-terminal-antitrust/) (2026-01-28): Chinese port operator says blanket restrictions lack antitrust basis and could undermine competition and auction value.
- [Cade Clears New Settlement With Gympass, Tightening Rules on Gym Exclusivity](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/cade-gympass-settlement-exclusivity-gyms/) (2025-12-20): Revised agreement further cuts the number of gyms under exclusive contracts and curbs practices that may foreclose competition among digital platforms.
- [Phoenix Challenges CADE Approval of Sabesp–Emae Deal, Rekindling Antitrust Concerns](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/phoenix-challenges-cade-approval-of-sabesp-emae-deal-rekindling-antitrust-concerns/) (2025-12-19): Fund argues deal creates unprecedented vertical integration between natural monopolies and should not have been cleared without conditions.
- [Brazil Embraces TCU Conditions, Sends Tecon Santos 10 for Technical Adjustments Ahead of 2026 Auction](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/brazil-tecon-santos-10-tcu-auction-2026/) (2025-12-16): Restrictions on shipping lines and current operators aim to curb concentration as R$6.4 billion terminal moves toward March 2026 bidding.
- [Brazil’s Cade Approves Petz–Cobasi Merger; Requires Divestment of 26 Stores](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/brazils-cade-approves-petz-cobasi-merger-requires-divestment-of-26-stores/) (2025-12-10): Antitrust ruling mandates targeted asset sales equal to 3.3% of combined revenue to complete R$7bn pet-retail merger.
- [Muffato Builds 10% Economic Stake in Assaí, Stirring Competitive Questions in Brazil’s Cash-and-Carry Market](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/muffato-assai-10-percent-stake-cade-cash-and-carry/) (2025-11-27): The investors say it’s purely financial for now, though the move could signal consolidation and will be reviewed by the antitrust regulator CADE.