Brazil's CADE opening probe into alleged prison bread bid-rigging cartel
By Henrique Santiago ( June 10, 2026, 10:00 GMT | Insight) -- The Brazilian antitrust watchdog concluded that it has sufficient evidence to advance its investigation into an alleged cartel involved in supplying a traditional bread roll to prisons in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, MLex has learned.Brazil’s antitrust authority is expected to launch in the coming days a full-blown investigation into the alleged formation of a bid-rigging cartel involving companies supplying bread to prisons in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, MLex has learned....
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