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Comment: New Brazil law will help courts with civil antitrust suits, but some benefits will take longer to materialize

A law that will increase damages allowed in civil cases while aiming to deter cartels and encourage cooperation with the Brazilian competition authority — effective since Nov. 17 — will encourage private enforcement in Brazil, as the new rules unify courts' understanding of controversial issues in existing lawsuits. Issues the law

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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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