How Brazils new antitrust-lawsuit legislation could boost the prospects for cartel victims

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 10:54 a.m.

A new Brazilian law could help the victims of anticompetitive conduct to bring civil lawsuits against cartelists and be compensated for the damages they have suffered. Yet a key provision that would double the size of damages payable to the victims would only apply to new civil lawsuits \u2014 bad news for those with existing cases before the courts.