Updated Brazil digital markets draft preserves CADE's power over Big Tech
By Henrique Santiago ( July 16, 2026, 21:29 GMT | Comment) -- A new draft of Brazil's Digital Markets law introduces additional criteria for classifying tech companies under the new regulation, highlighting that only a small group of firms could face further scrutiny, experts told MLex.Brazil's proposal to institute ex ante regulation of Big Tech gained further traction with the publication of a substitute text for the original legislation, according to experts interviewed by MLex. Bill 4675/25, known as the Digital Markets draft law, seeks to empower the country's competition regulator with additional authority to monitor steps taken by major tech firms and give consumers more options in such a fast-changing market....
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