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Brazil antitrust firm to analyze MercadoLibre criticism opposed to Apple

BRASILIA, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Brazil’s antitrust watchdog CADE has begun investigating a criticism via e-commerce store MercadoLibre Inc (MELI.O) opposed to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for alleged abuse of a monopoly within the distribution of apps for its gadgets, the regulator mentioned on Wednesday.

The verdict to open the investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices via Apple used to be taken closing week in keeping with the criticism filed in December via MercadoLibre, CADE mentioned in a remark.

“An identical investigations are being carried out via antitrust government in different jurisdictions,” the watchdog mentioned.

MercadoLibre argued that Apple had imposed a

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