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Scopolamine-n-butylbromide cartel occurred over at least 30 years, CADE says

By Ana Paula Candil
  • 22 Nov 2021 15:07
  • 22 Nov 2021 15:07
An international cartel involving pharmaceutical ingredient scopolamine-n-butylbromide (SnBB), with "possible" effects in Brazil, took place for "at least" 30 years, from 1989 to 2019 — one of the longest-running cartels investigated by the Brazilian competition authority. 
SnBB is an antispasmodic drug which can relieve painful stomach cramps.

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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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