The View from Brazil: A TOTM Q&A with Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima

Our latest guest in Truth on the Market’s “Global Voices Forum” series is Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima, a commissioner at Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). In this conversation, we explore Brazil’s evolving approach to digital regulation, including the legislative proposals currently under discussion, the government’s priorities, and the role CADE would play in the future in overseeing digital markets. Gustavo provides insights into Brazil’s approach to ex-ante regulation, its potential differences from the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the challenges of balancing innovation with market oversight.

Read the full piece here.