Comment: Compressors-cartel ruling may define scope of international antitrust prosecutions in Brazil
By Ana Rita Rego ( December 11, 2012, 15:12 GMT | Comment) -- A recent move by Brazilian antitrust prosecutors to drop a cartel investigation into three manufacturers of refrigeration compressors – ACC, Danfoss and Panasonic – may clarify the scope of the regulator’s action against international cartels. The recent recommendation, which must still be ruled on by the authority's tribunal, was the clearest signal since the new antitrust regime came into force that companies whose involvement in a cartel does not have an impact on the national market will not be charged.Brussels – A recent move by Brazilian antitrust prosecutors to drop a cartel investigation into three manufacturers of refrigeration compressors – ACC, Danfoss and Panasonic – may clarify the scope of the regulator’s action against international cartels....
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