Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão Advogados
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PRACTICE NOTES
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1. Have there been any recent developments regarding the Brazilian merger control regime and are any updates/developments expected in the coming year? Are there any other ‘hot’ merger control issues in Brazil?
Release of relevant institutional documents
Since the Brazilian Competition Law took effect in 2012, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has prioritised deeper institutionalisation by publishing guidance, including on gun‑jumping, merger remedies and the appraisal of horizontal mergers. In 2024, CADE introduced the following:
Guidelines for assessing non‑horizontal mergers (the V+ Guidelines), designed to enhance the authority’s toolkit for merger analysis in Brazil alongside the horizontal merger guidelines;
Best‑practice directions on appointing trustees or similar mechanisms in antitrust matters (the Trustee Guidelines), intended to bolster adherence to decisions, commitments and agreements in merger control and in
Competition
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