Cullen International’s new Benchmark shows that Brazil is the only country among those surveyed in the Americas to have proposed legislative changes that would specifically target the market power of online platforms. In September 2025, the government presented a bill that would allow the competition authority to impose ex ante remedies on companies with “systemic relevance” in digital markets to protect competition.

In other surveyed countries, interventions continue to rely on existing competition law provisions that apply across all sectors.

Over the past five years, all surveyed countries investigated or brought formal proceedings against suspected anticompetitive behaviour or mergers involving online platforms.

Apple, Google and Meta have faced several investigations by competition authorities. The outcomes of these cases have been mixed, and many final decisions are still pending.

Scope
Region: Americas
Countries covered: 8 (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, United States)
Policy area: Competition, online platforms
Last updated: March 2026

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