US EditionApple to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Brazil to Settle iOS Case with Regulator
Apple will permit third-party app stores and external in-app payment methods in Brazil following a settlement with antitrust regulator CADE after a 2022 complaint by MercadoLibre.
- On Dec 23, Apple agreed to allow other app stores on iOS in Brazil under a Term of Commitment to Cease approved by Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica to settle a three-year case.
- MercadoLibre's 2022 complaint alleged Apple restricted app distribution and required its in-app payment system; earlier this year, CADE technical body recommended a ruling, sending the case to an internal panel.
- Apple must implement changes within 105 days with fines of up to R$150 million and allow third-party payment processors alongside Apple's system with user-facing notices written neutrally.
- Days before changes would take effect, CADE and Apple entered negotiations that suspended enforcement and Apple agreed to terminate its judicial complaint against 2024 preventive measures.
- Starting next year, Apple will allow app sideloading and external payment links for users in Brazil under the settlement, but Apple said the changes raise privacy and security risks despite younger users safeguards and has not detailed the fee structure, mirroring international antitrust precedent.
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