Brazil CADE expects antitrust case backlog to fall to 30 by end of 2026
By Henrique Santiago ( September 18, 2026, 22:06 GMT | Insight) -- Felipe Leitão Valadares Roquete, the acting superintendent of Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense, said the watchdog’s investigative arm plans to conclude a significant number of investigations and submit them for the Tribunal’s evaluation later this year. Roquete said the reduction could lead to CADE’s Tribunal handling more cases than the Superintendence for the first time in the agency’s history. He also expects the authority to conclude all remaining Operation Car Wash-related cartel proceedings by June 2027.Felipe Leitão Valadares Roquete, the acting superintendent of Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), said the watchdog’s investigative arm plans to conclude a significant number of investigations and submit them for the Tribunal’s evaluation later this year....
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