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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,929 cases from 40 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- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), Tribunal Administrativo 3 cases 75 % · €13.9m
- Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) 1 case 25 % · €113.2m
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by company- Datasonic Indústria e Distribuição de Eletrônicos Ltda., D.T.I. Comércio de Artigos de Informática Ltda., Pares Eletrônica Comercial e Industrial Eireli u. a. (10 Unternehmen) 1 case 25 % · €699,960
- Elo Sistemas Eletrônicos S.A., FAE Sistemas de Medição S.A., Wasion da Amazônia (ehem. Dowertech da Amazônia) 1 case 25 % · €11.4m
- Rinnai Brasil Tecnologia de Aquecimento Ltda. 1 case 25 % · €1.77m
- Seatrium Ltd., Jurong Shipyard Pte. Ltd., Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz Ltda. 1 case 25 % · €113.2m
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €113.2m |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | €13.2m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | €699,960 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
4 cases
1 Jul 2026 Datasonic Indústria e Distribuição de Eletrônicos Ltda., D.T.I. Comércio de Artigos de Informática Ltda., Pares Eletrônica Comercial e Industrial Eireli u. a. (10 Unternehmen)CADE: cartel fines on ten electronics suppliers, two later reduced €699,960
In cartel proceedings, the CADE Tribunal fined ten suppliers of electronic products, while the signatories of a 2014 leniency agreement (Agilent and Keysight) and one company that had fulfilled a settlement were not sanctioned. The fines on the companies initially totalled 8,362,138.05 BRL; in the virtual deliberation procedure the plenary, deciding on motions for clarification (embargos) on 17 August 2026, reduced of its own motion the fines on Datasonic (from 4,329,605.69 to 856,937.12 BRL) and D.T.I. (from 1,021,750.18 to 265,406.99 BRL), leaving 4,133,126.29 BRL. The session minutes do not identify the market concerned. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.
The first party to cooperate with the competition authority can escape sanctions, while the other participants pay.
Cartel risks in distribution and the benefits of leniency
- 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
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- reduced
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 8 Jul 2026
Original amount 4,133,126.29 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Jul 2026.
- Diário Oficial da União, 08.07.2026, Seção 1, S. 132: Ata da 268ª Sessão Ordinária de Julgamento (01.07.2026), PA nº 08700.010050/2014-23 Official register or notice
- Diário Oficial da União, 24.08.2026, Seção 1, S. 55: Ata nº 30 (Circuito Deliberativo Virtual), Embargos im PA 08700.010050/2014-23, Abstimmungsende 17.08.2026 Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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10 Dec 2025 Elo Sistemas Eletrônicos S.A., FAE Sistemas de Medição S.A., Wasion da Amazônia (ehem. Dowertech da Amazônia)CADE: 73.83 million BRL in fines for electricity meter cartel €11.4m
The Tribunal of the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE, Brazilian competition authority) unanimously convicted the manufacturers Elo Sistemas Eletrônicos, FAE Sistemas de Medição (formerly Fae Ferragens e Aparelhos Elétricos) and Dowertech da Amazônia (now Wasion da Amazônia) of a cartel in electricity meters, in which between 2005 and 2014 prices in public and private tenders were agreed, the market was shared and monitored and cover bids were submitted. The companies received fines of 54,238,824.03 BRL, 15,167,886.53 BRL and 3,196,631.43 BRL. The case was triggered by a leniency application in 2014; in the same session CADE approved four further settlements worth around 15.5 million BRL. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.
Bid-rigging cartels are often uncovered through leniency applicants; compliance must consistently prevent contacts with competitors before bids are submitted.
Bid rigging and market sharing in 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 (Lei de Defesa da Concorrência)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 10 Dec 2025
Original amount 72,603,341.99 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Dec 2025.
- Diário Oficial da União, 17.12.2025 – Ata da 259ª Sessão Ordinária de Julgamento do CADE (10.12.2025), Processo Administrativo nº 08700.008413/2014-60 Official register or notice
- CADE – Cade condena empresas por cartel no mercado de medidores de eletricidade (10.12.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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10 Dec 2025 Rinnai Brasil Tecnologia de Aquecimento Ltda.CADE: Rinnai pays BRL 11.2m in settlement over minimum price requirements €1.77m
The CADE Tribunal approved a cease-and-desist settlement (TCC) with Rinnai Brasil in proceedings concerning the market for gas water heaters: according to the General Superintendence, the company had abused its dominant position by imposing minimum advertised prices on resellers, which acted as minimum advertised pricing in physical retail and in practice as resale price maintenance online. Rinnai undertook to cease the practices, to take precautions against new infringements and allegedly to pay 11,215,319.31 BRL to the Fund for Diffuse Rights (FDD). The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.
Manufacturers with a strong market position should not dictate minimum prices to resellers for advertising or online offers.
Minimum price requirements for resellers and resale price maintenance online
- Authority / court
- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), Tribunal Administrativo
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Lei nº 12.529/2011 (Termo de Compromisso de Cessação)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 11 Dec 2025
Original amount 11,215,319.31 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Dec 2025.
- Diário Oficial da União, 17.12.2025, Seção 1, S. 108: Ata da 259ª Sessão Ordinária de Julgamento (10.12.2025), Requerimento de TCC nº 08700.005856/2025-52 Official register or notice
- CADE, 11.12.2025: Cade homologa acordos em investigação no mercado de aquecedores de água a gás Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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30 Jul 2025 Seatrium Ltd., Jurong Shipyard Pte. Ltd., Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz Ltda.Seatrium and Jurong: leniency agreement for BRL 728.9m €113.2m
Seatrium Ltd., Jurong Shipyard Pte. Ltd. (both Singapore) and Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz Ltda. entered into a leniency agreement with the Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU, Office of the Comptroller General) and the Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU, Office of the Attorney General) concerning undue advantages given to public officials or politicials and persons connected to them, and undue advantages obtained in contracts with the public administration. The companies allegedly acknowledged a debt of BRL 728,933,258.58, payable within 60 days; according to the companies, they have also negotiated agreements with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) and Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.
Companies with large public contracts must effectively prevent benefits to public officials, politicians and their associates, as authorities in several countries act in parallel.
Benefits to public officials and politically exposed persons
- Authority / court
- Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- Lei nº 12.846/2013, Art. 5 I, III und IV d, Art. 16; Lei nº 8.666/1993, Art. 88 II und III; Lei nº 8.429/1992
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Mitigating circumstances
- Commitment by the CGU and AGU to avoid double payments in relation to an agreement with the MPF; obligation to improve the integrity programme.
Original amount 728,933,258.58 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Jul 2025.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link