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CADE to probe Brazilian fuel associations over alleged price hikes after government request

By Henrique Santiago ( March 30, 2026, 17:30 GMT | Insight) -- Officials from Brazil's competition regulator held a meeting on March 26 with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, where they requested that CADE investigate potential abusive fuel pricing amid the US‑Iran war, MLex has learned.Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, plans to open an investigation into four fuel associations for allegedly raising prices amid growing tensions in the US-Iran war, which has driven a fuel cost escalation in Brazil in recent weeks, MLex has learned....

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