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Comment: Brazil CADE ruling on joint purchase agreements in construction-material sector shapes future collaborations

By Ana Paula Candil
  • 04 Apr 2024 22:02
  • 04 Apr 2024 22:02
A recent exemption granted by the Brazilian competition authority to Cassol Materiais de Construção and Todimo Materiais para Construção from notifying a joint purchase agreement marks a significant milestone in regulatory oversight.
This decision not only provides valuable insight into the criteria for mandatory notification of an “associative contract,” but

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Ana Paula Candil

Senior Correspondent, Latin America


Ana Paula joined MLex in Brazil in 2014 writing about antitrust investigations and merger reviews. Prior to that, she worked for several trade publications and in TV. She lived in Washington DC, where she worked for Al Jazeera English in 2010. She studied journalism and holds a postgraduate diploma in International Business Management from the George Brown College in Toronto and a Master of Business Administration diploma in government relations from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

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