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Microsoft sees administrative inquiry opened in Brazil over Edge

By Jean Comte and Henrique Santiago ( August 1, 2025, 14:13 GMT | Insight) -- The Brazilian antitrust authority launched the first step of an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, investigating an alleged abuse of dominant position giving an unfair advantage to its web browser Edge. The move follows a complaint from rival web-browser Opera, filed earlier this week. Microsoft has until Aug. 15 to send a first batch of documents, according to a notice on the watchdog's website.Microsoft saw yesterday the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, open the first step of an antitrust investigation into an alleged unlawful practice giving an unfair advantage to its web browser Edge, according to a notice on the regulator's website....

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