Companies involved in Brazilian drug bid-rigging cartel given more time to file defenses
( October 7, 2015, 10:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Drug companies involved in an alleged bid-rigging cartel for the supply of drugs to the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia and Pernambuco have an extra 18 days to present defenses, Brazil’s antitrust authority has said. The regulator granted companies more time to compensate for uncertainty over the correct deadline for defenses. Investigators opened a formal investigation in April. The defendants include Comercial Cirúrgica Rioclarense; Cristália Produtos Químicos Farmacêuticos; Dimaci Material Cirúrgico; Drogafonte Medicamentos e Material Hospitalar; Hipolabor Farmacêutica and Laboratório Teuto Brasileiro.Ministério da Justiça - MJ...
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