CADE is to promote antitrust discussions at a Brazilian university

On 24 November, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is to carry out the 5th edition of “CADE at Universities” project at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), campus Gragoatá, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. The project aims at closer relations between CADE and the academic field in several Brazilian cities.  

In addition to disclosing CADE’s work, such an initiative developed by the Department of Economic Studies of CADE seeks to promote the antitrust debate with law and economic students and answer their questions.  

Lílian Marques, chief economist, and Gustavo Augusto, commissioner of CADE, are taking part in the workshop that defines the meeting with course coordination, coordinators of research groups, lectures, and chats with students of the institution. 

Competition Advocacy  

Besides its role of reviewing mergers and investigating anticompetitive conduct, CADE has also an educational role. 

To this extent, the antitrust authority aims at educating the public about practices that may pose risks to market competition in Brazil. Activities related to competition advocacy include training, workshops, seminars, and events to promote and disseminate free competition culture.

The pilot project is to occur until 2024 and take place in at least two universities per each macro-region of Brazil. Access the event schudule (in Portuguese only) 

Workshop on Competition Defence  

Date: 24 November 

Time: 9:30 to 17:00

Venue: Faculdade de Economia da UFF, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro