The Digital Council, an association that brings together technology companies such as Google, Meta, TikTok and Uber, says it is concerned about the decision by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), to highlight the urgency of a
The government’s justification is to increase competition in the digital market, preventing companies in the area from charging abusive prices and consolidating dominant positions in the market.
For Felipe França, executive director of the Digital Council, the project opens up gaps to transform Cade into “a board of directors for digital platforms”.
“The narrative that the project reinforces competition is wrong. Brazil already has instruments such as the General Data Protection Law, the Consumer Protection Code and the Competition Defense Law, which guarantee market balance and prevent abuses”, he says.
França cites as an example a measure imposed by Cade on Apple to change the iPhone’s operating system. The decision was motivated by indications that the company was abusing its dominant position by imposing restrictive clauses on iOS.
“This case demonstrates that our legal framework already offers tools, including preventive ones, to deal with anti-competitive conduct”, he states.
In an interview with Sheetstated that the creation of the new Cade instance is necessary given the acceleration of concentration in the digital market and said he did not see the possibility of retaliation by the American government.
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