Apple, Brazil CADE clash over global precedents for App Store probe
By Maria Júlia Baumert ( January 15, 2025, 21:08 GMT | Comment) -- Apple and the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense are battling over the validity of global precedents that led the authority to grant a preventive measure against Apple sought by Mercado Livre. While CADE points to the European Union's Digital Markets Act as evidence Apple can comply with similar obligations in Brazil, Apple said CADE's decision lacks robust market tests and improperly relies on foreign precedents.Apple and the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) are battling over the validity of global precedents that led the authority to grant a preventive measure against Apple sought by Mercado Livre....
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