Brazil's CADE formally opens Uber inquiry over Wexp interface access
By Maria Júlia Baumert ( October 15, 2026, 20:30 GMT | Insight) -- Brazil’s competition authority has formally opened an administrative inquiry into whether Uber’s restrictions on Wexp’s access to its application programming interface could impede price comparisons and weaken competition in corporate ride-booking services. The move implements a unanimous July decision by the authority’s Tribunal to reopen the previously closed case and require a deeper investigation.Brazil’s competition authority has formally opened an administrative inquiry into whether Uber’s restrictions on Wexp’s access to its application programming interface, or API, could impede price comparisons and weaken competition in corporate ride-booking services....
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