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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by authority- Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) €7.21m 62 % · 1 case
- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), Tribunal Administrativo €3.46m 30 % · 1 case
- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) €1.04m 9 % · 1 case
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by company- Anonymised companies €10.7m 91 % · 2 cases
- Carioca Christiani-Nielsen Engenharia S.A. €1.04m 9 % · 1 case
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | €10.7m |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 0 | – |
| 2026 | 1 | €1.04m |
3 cases
22 Sep 2026 Carioca Christiani-Nielsen Engenharia S.A.Carioca Engenharia pays 6.13 million BRL in CADE settlement on construction tenders €1.04m
Carioca Christiani-Nielsen Engenharia S.A. concluded a single settlement (Termo de Compromisso de Cessação) with the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE, Brazilian competition authority) covering four proceedings concerning alleged collusion in public tenders for infrastructure projects (metro, airports operated by Infraero, the rail company CPTM and the transport authority DNIT). The company admitted its participation, allegedly pays 6,134,676.92 BRL in instalments to the Fund for Diffuse Rights (FDD) and waives court and administrative disputes on these matters. Together with the company’s earlier settlements with CADE, its contributions exceed 90 million BRL.
A settlement covering all pending cartel cases creates legal certainty but requires an admission, payment and full cooperation.
Bid rigging in public construction contracts
- Authority / court
- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Lei nº 12.529/2011 (Lei de Defesa da Concorrência), Termo de Compromisso de Cessação
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 22 Sep 2026
Original amount 6,134,676.92 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Sep 2026.
- CADE – Cade celebra acordo com construtora em quatro investigações de cartel (22.09.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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11 Oct 2022 a Brazilian engineering and construction companyEngineering company: BRL 36.4m and debarment over collusion on a nuclear plant project €7.21m
The CGU imposed on a Brazilian engineering and construction company a fine of BRL 36,363,406.20, extraordinary publication of the decision and a declaration of unfitness for public contracts until rehabilitation. The basis was the frustration of competition in a state-owned nuclear power operator's tenders for the electromechanical assembly of a nuclear power plant through agreements with competitors (Art. 5 IV Lei 12.846/2013); the Minister considered the bribery allegation (Art. 5 I) insufficiently proven. The CGU rejected the request for reconsideration on 8 April 2024.
In Brazil, price and lot-sharing agreements in public tenders are also punished under the Anti-Corruption Act – with a fine and exclusion from contracts.
Price and lot-sharing agreements in public tenders
- Authority / court
- Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption
- Legal basis
- Lei 12.846/2013, Art. 5 IV, Art. 6 I und II; Lei 8.666/1993, Art. 87 IV i. V. m. Art. 88 III; Decreto 8.420/2015
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 14 Oct 2022
Original amount 36,363,406.2 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Oct 2022.
- Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2022) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 11 Oct 2024 · Direct link
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5 Oct 2022 a Brazilian vehicle and machinery hire companyCADE: BRL 17.8m and procurement ban for vehicle hire firm over tender cartel in Paraná €3.46m
The CADE Tribunal convicted the hire company of cartel conduct in tender Concorrência nº 053/2011 of the Paraná roads department (DER/PR) for the hire of machinery and vehicles to maintain rural roads under the "Patrulha do Campo" programme; the case came to light through a competitor's leniency application. A fine of 17,834,784.45 BRL and exclusion from public contracts for at least five years were imposed; after repeated unsuccessful motions for clarification (embargos), a further fine of 199,108.13 BRL for abusive appeals was added on 11 October 2023.
Collusion in public tenders leads not only to heavy fines but also to exclusion from public contracts for several years.
Collusion in public tenders
- Authority / court
- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), Tribunal Administrativo
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Lei nº 12.529/2011; Art. 38 II und VII (Ausschluss von öffentlichen Aufträgen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 5 Oct 2022
Original amount 17,834,784.45 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Oct 2022.
Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 5 Oct 2024 · Direct link