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Copa Energia asks Brazil’s CADE to block planned consortium between Ultragaz, Bahiana, SGB, Minasgás

By Paula Mariane
  • 23 Feb 2023 15:32
  • 23 Feb 2023 15:32
Gas distributor firm Copa Energia Distribuidora de Gás has asked the Brazilian competition authority to block a planned consortium among national gas distribution companies Ultragaz, Bahiana, Supergasbras and Minasgás.
Copa Energia also told the agency that the deal “makes room for the constitution of an infrastructure duopoly in Brazil” in

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Paula Mariane

Correspondent, Latin America


Paula is a journalist and photographer from Brazil with more than 10 years of experience in covering social, political and international affairs. Before joining MLex, she worked at CNN Brasil and Al Jazeera as a writer and producer. TEDx speaker and author of the book “Bonds of Honor,” Paula is the first civilian to produce a long-term photographic series of the Brazilian Army.

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