Are antitrust rules aplicable to State-Owned enterprises (SOEs)?
Yes, all the provisions of D.L. No. 211 of 1973, which establishes rules for the Defense of Free Competition, whose consolidated, coordinated and systematized text is found in D.F.L. No. 1 of 2005 of the Ministry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction, are applicable to all State-Owned enterprises. Thus, SOEs are subject to the same rules as private companies.