Brazil CADE rejects Abrainc request on notification of real-estate purchases
( October 7, 2026, 16:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: Brazil’s competition authority Tribunal unanimously rejected a request from the Brazilian Association of Real Estate Developers, known as Abrainc, for guidance on whether developers’ purchases of land and other real estate for new projects require prior merger notification. CADE’s tribunal found that the request concerned a hypothetical question and did not identify a specific transaction or sufficiently defined factual situation that would allow the authority to issue a conclusive opinion.See press release in Portuguese: ...
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