Brazil’s CADE closes Soy Moratorium cartel probe after Supreme Court ruling
( August 21, 2026, 13:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Superintendence of Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has closed an investigation into the agreement known as the Soy Moratorium, under which traders commit not to purchase soybeans sourced from areas of the Amazon deforested after July 22, 2008. The process comes to an end following a decision by the Supreme Federal Court (STF), which validated the pact and ordered the termination of judicial and administrative proceedings challenging its legality.Brazil's Official Journal follows (in Portuguese):...
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