{"id":1641,"date":"2026-02-19T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brzadvogados.com.br\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2026-05-24T22:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:49:07","slug":"cade-ligas-futebol-analise-concorrencial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brzadvogados.com.br\/en\/cade-ligas-futebol-analise-concorrencial\/","title":{"rendered":"Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has ruled on the requirement of prior submission of football leagues for antitrust review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:42482893-b81b-40d9-85cb-0156dd4aaa71-64\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars 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whether the formation of these entities required prior submission to antitrust review by the competition authority.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"546\">By unanimous decision, the Administrative Tribunal held that the transactions should have been previously notified and approved a settlement with the leagues, which assumed obligations before the authority, thereby closing the cases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"755\">The matter has been widely covered in the specialized press, given its implications for associative models, governance structures and the organization of the sports market from a competition law perspective.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"984\">The judgment also marked the final session of Council Member Victor Fernandes, who is leaving the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Administrative Council for Economic Defense<\/span><\/span> to assume the position of National Secretary for Digital Rights at the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:42482893-b81b-40d9-85cb-0156dd4aaa71-65\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:42482893-b81b-40d9-85cb-0156dd4aaa71-65\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:42482893-b81b-40d9-85cb-0156dd4aaa71-65\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-132\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] 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