Brazil’s consumer-protection authority has notified 39 fuel stations in 21 states as part of an ongoing inquiry into retail margins, purchase documentation and possible irregularities. Authorities have not made final findings against the businesses.
Brazil’s antitrust authority, CADE, reported R$164.8 million in administrative fines, 41 decided cases and 255 reviewed concentration transactions during an election-period communications blackout. Separately, its investigative arm recommended liability findings in an alleged international sports-media-rights cartel case, subject to a tribunal decision.
Raízen and companies in its economic group have agreed a federal tax settlement covering R$22.4 billion in liabilities. The company says the deal, which includes R$2.5 billion in cash from Raízen, is a condition for its planned out-of-court restructuring.
Brazil’s health regulator has suspended the sale and use of all sterile hormone implants produced by MC Legacy Lab, citing three regulatory irregularities. In a separate measure, it ordered the seizure and recall of a FarmaUSA lot of tirzepatide powder; the company disputes Anvisa’s records and says the material was not sold.
Brazil’s oil regulator received winning bids for seven pre-salt blocks in its fourth Permanent Production-Sharing Offer cycle, the highest number awarded in such a cycle to date. The awards remain subject to post-auction requirements before contracts are signed.
Brazil’s fuels regulator, ANP, said it inspected fuel-market operators across 18 federal units, checking product quality, pump accuracy, equipment and records. In Rio Grande do Sul, the agency reported 11 notices of violation and two interdictions.
Petrobras has signed production-sharing contracts for eight offshore exploration blocks in Côte d’Ivoire, giving the Brazilian company operatorship of 34,000 square kilometers in a deepwater frontier area.
Poste Italiane completed payment for its offer for Telecom Italia on September 18, obtaining 66.627% of the Italian company’s share capital. TIM Brasil said the transaction made Poste its indirect controlling shareholder.
Brazil has created Redata, a special tax regime for data-center projects that covers cloud computing, high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence workloads while imposing local-market and sustainability requirements on beneficiaries.